Income flat at Benenden

The Benenden Hospital Trust reported a tiny rise in total income after a reduction in inpatient activity. The Trust, which is a major provider...

Raphael reports a loss after planning is denied

The rejection of plans to build a new 45-bed secure facility in Merseyside has left mental health provider Raphael Healthcare reporting substantial losses for...

CIGNA launches back pain tool

Cigna UK HealthCare Benefits has launched an online tool to help employers manage lower back pain conditions in the workplace.Simple lower back pain is...

CCP ruling could see new mental health tender in North West

Following a conduct complaint submitted by mental health services provider Hanover Healthcare, the Cooperation and Competition Panel (CCP) has found the North West Specialised...

New outpatients unit opens at Parkside

Aspen Healthcare has opened a new outpatients department at its Parkside Hospital as part of an £11.5m redevelopment of the Wimbledon facility.The new unit...

Insurers defend networks after Lords debate

The UK’s two biggest private health insurers have defended the practice of fixed fee schedules and restrictive networks following claims that there had been...

Partnership to build new mental health facilities

A ground-breaking joint venture, which could provide the NHS with an alternative model of developing in-house mental health facilities, has been formed between Lancashire...

No shortage of secure beds says IMHSA

Claims made by a senior mental health trust official that there is a shortage of secure beds for prisoners are symptomatic of the NHS’s...

Merrill Lynch to offload dental firm

The private equity arm of Merrill Lynch has put Integrated Dental Holdings (IDH) up for sale for around £300m to £400m.Merrill Lynch, which owns...

IHAS progresses regulation of laser and light treatments

In response to the deregulation of certain laser and intense light treatments from October 2010, the Independent Healthcare Advisory Services (IHAS), Association of Laser...