Vale of York CCG to use Isabel Healthcare

The Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group (Vale of York CCG) has selected Isabel Healthcare, the diagnosis and referral decision support systems provider, to...

Abortion clinic opens in Northern Ireland

Marie Stopes International announced last month that it is to open a sexual and reproductive health centre in Belfast, Northern Ireland which it says...

OFT considers first ever NHS FT merger

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has accepted for review the first ever merger between NHS foundation trusts. The OFT will consider the anticipated merger...

Cigna UK offers full dental refund

Cigna UK HealthCare Benefits (UKHB) is to provide full refunds for covered treatments on its DentaCare plan.Cigna says this addresses consumer concerns over the...

Virgin Care slams Dispatches critique

Virgin Care has hit back against a damning documentary criticises its provision of primary care services. A Channel 4 Dispatches programme Getting Rich on the...

National Audit Office reviews Circle performance

Circle has made some early improvements in some clinical areas in the running of Hinchingbrooke Hospital but a number of financial challenges remain. These are...

EU safety regulations for medical implants must improve

EU regulations on the safety of medical implants - such as metal-on-metal hip replacements - must be urgently tightened in response to evidence that...

PMI questioned by Passport2Health

Passport2Health, a new insurer which provides UK diagnosis and treatment abroad, published a report last month questioning whether the PMI market is ‘a broken...

MedicX opens a new primary care centre

The Grange Medical Practice, developed by MedicX has opened. The new purpose-built primary care centre, with integrated pharmacy is located in the heart of Grangetown,...

AXA PPP launches a new back pain video

AXA PPP healthcare and the primary care research team at Keele University have joined forces to produce a video to help people to deal...