Priory Group hospital ratings suspended over fresh safety concerns
A Priory Group hospital in Birmingham has had its ratings suspended by the CQC after fresh concerns were raised over safety at the seven-ward...
Lack of staff and leadership led to safety issues at mental health hospital says...
An independent mental health hospital for women in Manchester has been placed in special measures after CQC inspectors found it had insufficient staffing levels...
GenesisCare to open £20m Birmingham site
Cancer care provider GenesisCare has announced plans to open a £20m purpose-built cancer centre in Birmingham.
Due to open in Edgbaston early in 2024, the new...
Alliance to take over running of Somerset CDC
Alliance Medical has been appointed to run Somerset NHS Foundation Trust’s community diagnostic centre in Taunton following the collapse of original partner Rutherford Health...
Cygnet site placed in special measures over staffing and safeguarding issues
Cygnet Bury Hudson hospital in Bury has been rated inadequate overall by the CQC after inspectors raised concerns over staffing and safeguarding issues.
The inspection...
NHS waiting list grows as average wait times lengthen
The scale of the challenge facing new Health Secretary Thérèse Coffey was evidenced again in the latest NHS performance figures which reveal the number...
Totally secures urgent care contract extensions
Urgent care and NHS insourcing provider Totally plc has secured a number of contract extensions for the continued provision of its urgent care services across England.
The...
Optegra opens Kent clinic
Eye care specialist Optegra has opened a new clinic in Kent.
Optegra Eye Clinic Maidstone will initially focus on NHS cataract surgery and will offer patients minimal...
OCL Vision first in UK to offer new laser treatment
Surgeons at London’s OCL Vision have become the first in the UK to offer a new form of keyhole laser eye surgery offering improved...
Independent sector workforce statistics published
New figures published today by NHS Digital indicate that independent sector healthcare providers rely heavily on an older clinical workforce.
The experimental figures need to...