Go ahead given for Benenden work

A £40m redevelopment of Benenden hospital has been approved by Tunbridge Wells Borough Council.Jane Abbott, hospital director at Benenden hospital said: ‘The redevelopment will...

Monitor publishes its Fair Playing Field Review

Monitor, the health regulator, has highlighted the obstacles still faced by independent providers offering NHS services calling for more support to be given to...

Independents top ten for knee and hip ops

Patients who have knee replacement operations at independent sector providers have better outcomes following treatment than those treated elsewhere, according to a patient survey. The...

Healthcare Locums capital injection pending

Healthcare Locums capital injection still pending Healthcare Locums has announced an extension of deadline (in accordance with Rule 2.6 (c) of the Takeover Code)...

Hospitals to get Ofsted-style ratings

Hospitals across England are set to be rated using an Ofsted-style system following the recommendations of the Francis Report which examined the care failings...

CCG first time data

For the first time data at the level of the 211 proposed Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG) has been presented. The Health and Social Care...

CC highlights theories of harm

The Competition Commission (CC) has highlighted its current thinking regarding its seven ‘theories of harm’ in its Annotated Issues Statement published in February as...

Ponder on candour following Francis report

Following the Government’s response to the Francis report, within which was a call for a duty of candour on providers, The Medical Protection Society...

Care UK gets health scan AQP

Care UK received Any Qualified Provider status last month to provide health scans in 14 regions across the UK.These new accreditations complement the organisation’s...

IHAS subsumed into AIHO

Independent Healthcare Advisory Services (IHAS) is to become a division of the Association of Independent Healthcare Organisations (AIHO), formerly the Private Hospitals Alliance.AIHO says...