NCEPOD publishes damning report on cosmetic surgery sector

The National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death (NCEPOD) has called for far tougher regulation of cosmetic surgery after uncovering a catalogue of...

Independent sector better placed to provide mental health care

The NHS is at an ‘intrinsic disadvantage’ when it comes to the provision of mental health care compared to the independent sector, according to...

Migration cap would be ‘catastrophic’ says IHAS

Any limits, temporary or permanent, on non-European Economic Area (EEA) migration to the UK will have a catastrophic effect on UK health provision, the...

BAAPS slams self-regulation scheme

The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) has called for a government-backed quality assurance programme to be shelved, claiming that it amounts to...

PiC secures prison contract

Partnerships in Care (PiC) has been awarded a psychiatric in-reach service contract for three prisons in the Norfolk area.The contract entails providing primary mental...

Lansley called on to resolve Harmoni dispute

Secretary of State for Health Andrew Lansley has promised to look closely at an Islington out-of-hours contract recently awarded to primary care firm Harmoni...

Specialist commissioners accused of anti-competitive behaviour

The Competition and Cooperation Panel (CCP) is stepping up its inquiry into specialist mental health commissioning in the North West after initial investigations raised...

New luxury hospital in London

The Phoenix Hospital Group, in partnership with BMI Healthcare, has opened a new purpose-built luxury boutique hospital on Weymouth Street in Central London.The Phoenix...

Fresh blow for Clinicenta as eight-month ban lifted

Independent sector treatment centre provider Clinicenta has been dealt another blow after NHS London suspended services at its sub-contractor the Advanced Surgery Centre (ASC)...

NHSP secures new contracts

NHS Professionals (NHSP) has secured two new contracts as it prepares for the possibility of life as a privately-owned organisation.NHSP, which ministers are planning...