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Atos in contract extension
Atos Origin’s healthcare division has been awarded a three-year contract extension by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), worth ‘in excess’ of £300m.Atos...
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...
NHSP launches locum doctor service
NHS Professionals (NHSP) has launched a new managed local service (MLS) which it says will save NHS trusts’ as much as 20% compared to...
Private hospital alliance launches
The H5 group – a trade body consisting of General Healthcare Group, HCA International, Nuffield Health, Ramsay Health Care and Spire Healthcare – formally...
Marylebone hospital opens critical care unit
A new state-of-the-art critical care unit has been opened at King Edward VII’s Hospital Sister Agnes in Marylebone.
The purpose-built unit, which was funded by...
Private referrals could increase as long NHS waits return
GPs are more likely to direct patients towards private treatment as budget pressures in the NHS mean procedures such as hip replacements and IVF...
Circle also runs NHS day-surgery hospitals in Nottingham and Burton.
Mr Dunn added: ‘We are impressed by the way Circle devolve decision-making to those closest to patients, and empower doctors, nurses and all staff...
Governance Group to oversee Treatments You Can Trust
The Independent Healthcare Advisory Services (IHAS) has confirmed plans to establish an independent Governance Group to oversee the government-backed Register of Injectable Cosmetic Providers,...
Allied Healthcare for sale?
Having successfully, if unexpectedly, joined up the Automobile Association with the Saga Group over two years ago (CCMN July 2007), the private equity group...
GP commissioning plans to affect social care
GP consortia will be responsible for providing funding to practices covering care homes, providing nursing cover and commissioning support services for elderly patients under...
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