Choose and Book NHS figures rise

The latest figures from the NHS show that GP referrals booked to NHS first outpatient appointments using Choose and Book totalled 440,442 in April...

The Practice opens cataract service

Independent healthcare provider, The Practice, has opened a cataract centre for NHS patients at Parchmore Medical Centre, Thornton Heath, Croydon.The pilot service was commissioned...

Private sector complaints procedure gets an update

The updated complaints process, the Independent Complaints Adjudication Service (ISCAS), which the Independent Healthcare Advisory Services (IHAS) provides the administration and Secretariat to, is...

Priory Healthcare opens Newbury home

Leading mental health provider, Priory Healthcare has opened a new care home, The Cloisters, in Monks Lane, Newbury. The company has worked in partnership with...

More employees want dental cover work perk

Demand for employer arranged dental plans exceeds current provision, as only 18% of the UK working population is offered access to a dental plan...

MedicX acquires new primary care centre

MedicX Fund, the specialist primary care infrastructure investor in modern, purpose-built, primary healthcare properties in the United Kingdom has contracted to acquire a new...

Glen Care expands service in Guildford

Glen Care, the mental health care provider has opened a five bedded supported living service in Guildford for tenants with a learning disability, mental...

Dentistry report gets guarded welcome from sector

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has called for greater patient choice and competition in the dentistry market, claiming that the £5.73bn dentistry market...

Weight loss surgery clinic opens in London

The UK’s first dedicated bariatric clinic , the Sudbury Clinic, has opened in the grounds of BMI The Clementine Churchill Hospital in Harrow. The clinic...

ALC Health enhances product range

ALC Health, the international healthcare plan provider has enhanced its Prima product range with new features and increased sum assured. The per person overall...