UKSH launches new physiotherapy app

UK Specialist Hospitals (UKSH), the independent healthcare provider has launched a physiotherapy app Pocket Physio for patients undergoing major hip and knee surgery. The company...

Kent hospital gets funding worth £34m from Clydesdale

The Kent Institute of Medicine and Surgery (KIMS) received £34m worth of funding earlier this month which means construction work can begin at the...

Allianz Worldwide Care launches Dormancy Option

Allianz Worldwide Care, the international health insurer, has developed a new dormancy option in collaboration with Pacific Prime Insurance Brokers.The new plan feature, called...

Mental health data consultation open

Commissioners, data users and the public are being called upon to input on how mental health statistics in England are best packaged and presented...

Concern raised over hip replacement implants

Since it has emerged that hip replacement operations may have left some patients with faulty implants, the industry has been far from uniform in...

Expacare launches international plan for small companies

Expacare has launched the Choices Core Plan, a new international healthcare plan for small groups of employees.The scheme has been designed for groups of...

Providers positive on Health and Social Care Act

As the Health & Social Care Bill has been finally passed by Parliament the independent sector, in or outside of the NHS, will look...

Aspen Healthcare acquires majority share in Midland Eye Institute

Aspen Healthcare has acquired a majority shareholding in the Midland Eye Institute, located in Solihull in the West Midlands.The Midland Eye Institute is a...

Fast track booking for consultations

AXA PPP healthcare has extended its fast track booking service for members of its health insurance schemes, whose GPs refer them to a specialist...

Barchester drops out of George Eliot deal

In the private partnership bids for the George Eliot hospital in Nuneaton rumoured bidder Barchester is understood to have withdrawn from the running.It was...