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...

NHS should cut ‘tens of thousands’ of hospital beds

NHS hospitals should be allowed to close or cut beds in a bid to save money and redirect services to where they are most...

Ramsay completes £6m upgrade in Hertfordshire

Ramsay Health Care has completed a £6m upgrade at its Rivers and Pinehill hospitals in Hertfordshire to meet increased demand from private and NHS...

AXA PPP denies extending fee schedule

AXA PPP has denied that it is looking to extend its controversial fee schedule to existing consultants despite claims by the Federation of Independent...

HCA opens molecular imaging centre

HCA’s Harley Street Clinic has opened a comprehensive molecular imaging centre at 154 Harley Street.The latest phase in the development of the company’s CancerCare...

Medical appraisal assessment framework must be flexible says IHAS

The NHS Revalidation support team’s guidance – Assuring the Quality of Medical Appraisal for Revalidation (AQMAR) – must not become a mandatory compliance assessment...

DH says it will stop CT scans in the ‘worried well’

So-called ‘health MOTs’ that include the use of CT scans in asymptomatic patients will be brought under a new regulatory regime after the Department...

Mental health groups press to protect post-election spend

Arguing that 12 million voters across the UK will experience a mental health problem in their lifetime, the Royal College of Psychiatrists issued a...