Revalidation guides launched

Medical revalidation, the process by which doctors throughout the UK who want to retain their licence to practise in the UK will need to...

Spire Liverpool adds 30% theatre capacity

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

GPs criticse NHS hospital care

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...

Surprise as St Luke’s Healthcare goes into administration

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.

Monitor’s debt cap proposals criticised by independents

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

PIP patients take up NHS offer

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)...

Employers want simplicity in benefits

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%...

PHA drifts without chief executive

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

Costs grow after 50

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 capacity code: revisions needed

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...