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Decline in formal admissions to independent sector
The number of compulsory admissions to independent mental health hospitals fell by almost 2% to 2,717 last year despite growing numbers of patients detained...
New entrant plans to make a splash in the West Midlands
A 13-bed mental health facility providing treatment for men and women with severe and enduring mental illness is being built in the Sandwell area...
Harley Street Clinic opens new centre in Surrey
HCA has opened a private diagnostic and outpatients centre in South West London in partnership with some of London’s top consultants and local GPs.Harley...
Medical students divided over co-funding
Medical and nursing students are divided on the thorny issue of future NHS funding, particularly when it comes to co-payments, research by insurer AXA...
Start up costs and suspension deepen losses at Clinicenta
The suspension of a major contract has pushed losses deeper at independent sector treatment centre (ISTC) provider Clinicenta.Turnover at the Carillion-owned company increased almost...
Partners will build and run community hospitals
Healthcare development and management company Arkanum has entered into a strategic alliance with building investor and developer MedicX in a bid to build and...
Ramsay secures ISTC contract renewals
Ramsay Health Care has secured renewals for two of its wave one independent sector treatment centre (ISTC) contracts.
The contracts in York and Bodmin were...
£1.5m super robot at The Wellington
HCA’s Wellington Hospital in North London has invested £1.5m in the latest version of the Da Vinci surgical robot.
The robot now has more surgical...
Value of NHS electives market could exceed £1bn
Independent hospital providers could be competing in an NHS electives market worth in excess of £1bn per annum within the next few years, a...
Health Insurance Counter Fraud Group challenges GMC decisions
The Health Insurance Counter Fraud Group (HICFG) has challenged the ability of the General Medical Council (GMC) to effectively regulate the medical profession after...
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