Cygnet opens two new facilities

Mental health services provider Cygnet Healthcare has continued to expand, opening two new units in England. The first is an £8.3m, 30-bed purpose built male...

Spire opens new clinic in Windsor

Spire Healthcare has opened a new outpatient clinic in Windsor.A satellite for Spire’s Thames Valley Hospital, the Windsor Clinic is a new, state-of-the-art diagnostic...

NHS needs commercial procurement skills

NHS procurement professionals believe that a mixture of public and private procurement skills will be necessary to meet NHS efficiency targets over the coming...

NHS agency spend soars

The cost of employing agency staff in NHS hospitals in England soared in 2008/09, as agency spending reported by the NHS grew by more...

British public ready for radical action on the NHS

The NHS may be Britain’s most cherished institution, but a new poll carried out by ComRes suggests the public could be ready for dramatic...

London Clinic officially opens new facilities

The London Clinic has officially opened its new state-of-the-art pathology laboratory and consulting rooms at 116 & 120 Harley Street.The new, purpose-built laboratory will...

DH ‘neuters’ Burnham’s ‘NHS as preferred provider’ policy

The government has backed down on its proposals to introduce an ‘NHS first’ stance on commissioning, following claims that the Health Secretary’s controversial ‘NHS...

HCA opens London outpatients clinic

HCA has opened a £5m outpatients centre in King’s Road, London.A satellite clinic of the company’s Lister Hospital, the Chelsea Outpatient Centre has been...

Employers ‘dubious’ over impact of ‘Fit Notes’

UK employers remain unconvinced that the government’s new ‘Fit Notes’ scheme will have any tangible impact on the management of sickness absence, according to...

Younger generation expects more from employers

More than half of the nation believes workplace health deserves a place on the political agenda, with 20% stating it should become a public...