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Those in support of GP commissioning received a boost from a survey of GPs damming care in their local hospitals.Pulse magazine surveyed just 500...

Spire Hospital Liverpool has added a mobile operating theatre to its facilities to increase capacity by 30% and enable it to treat NHS patients...

Mental health hospital provider Mild Professional Homes, trading as St Luke’s Healthcare, has fallen into administration unexpectedly. Joint administrators from Grant Thornton have been appointed. They will run the company as normal while a new owner is sought.

Independent providers have raised concerns that draft proposals by the regulator Monitor, to cap the debts of companies operating in the NHS misunderstand the...

Employers are increasingly looking for simplicity in the employee benefits services they offer to staff, according to Cigna UK HealthCare Benefits.In a survey 80%...

Private clinics are still being criticized for failing to help women who have had PIP breast implants. Latest statistics from the Department of Health (DH)...

Research by the Benenden Healthcare Society revealed that those aged 50 and over fork out the most money and showed it can be the...

Mental health organisations have criticised industry mental capacity guidelines. They argue the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) Code of Practice needs to be revised to enable...

The Private Hospital Alliance lost its chief executive last month after Matt James stepped down from his role at the organisation which represents the...

Capita plc is to acquire the occupational health business of Aviva UK Health for an undisclosed sum. The business provides a complete range of occupational health services to more than 500 business and other organisations.