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Atos bows out in Bow
NHS Tower Hamlets has terminated a 10-year contract with Atos Healthcare seven years early after it failed to meet the stipulated performance outcomes set...
Independent sector infection rates remain low
Independent sector hospitals have recorded extremely low rates of healthcare acquired infections, according to new figures from the Health Protection Agency (HPA).The figures, obtained...
Call for specialist commissioning for learning disabilities
GPs may lack the expertise to commission services effectively for vulnerable and learning disabled patients with complex needs, according to the medical director of...
The Practice acquires again
The Practice has acquired all six practices run by US-owned UnitedHealth UK for an undisclosed sum, with immediate affect.UnitedHealth UK said that it had...
ISCAS launches new certificate
The Independent Sector Complaints Adjudication Service (ISCAS) has published its 2010 Annual Report and launched its new certificate of membership so the public can...
Canadian ISTC gets the boot
Cheshire and Merseyside independent sector treatment centre (ISTC) has been told by Western Cheshire PCT that it will not have its five year contract...
PMI eyes up prescriptions
Following the news that Scotland will abolish prescription charges, leaving England as the only country within the union where patients must still pay, private...
Howe breaks up mental health contract as Priory acquires again
Under secretary of state for health Earl Howe has ordered NHS North West to break up a four-year framework contract between the region’s specialised...
Policy Exchange: reforms could be pointless
Independent sector companies face the spectre of left-wing ideology and an uneven playing field if they want to provide support services for GP consortia,...
Study: insurers could help with long term absence
Insurers may be able to assist employers in dealing with the issue of long term employee absence, a new study from Aviva UK Health...
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