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Nuffield backs IT?campaignNuffield Health is supporting BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, in its campaign to raise the public’s awareness and understanding of health...

Conservative government would review OOH services

The Conservatives have said they will conduct a review of NHS out-of-hours care if they are successful in the General Election. Shadow health secretary...

€2.1bn of NHS capital ‘frozen’

A new report from Siemens Financial Services has identified €2.1bn of capital currently ‘frozen’ in the NHS – an increase of 17% compared to...

NHS operating framework

As anticipated, getting more for less was the main theme in the Department of Health’s latest NHS Operating Framework as it set out its...

Incentive scheme benefits remain unclear

The English NHS should ‘proceed cautiously’ in introducing payment for performance schemes aimed at improving the quality of care in hospitals, researchers from the...

Choose and Book figures highlight regional differences

According to the Department of Health’s (DH) latest figures the extended choice network (ECN) would appear to be in rude health, as the numbers...

Affinity secures second eating disorder contract

Affinity Healthcare has secured its second contract to provide inpatient eating disorder services to the NHS. NHS County Durham and Darlington has commissioned six beds...

Spire secures PPU contract

Spire Healthcare has been awarded a contract to manage services at Papworth Hospital’s private patient unit (PPU) in Cambridgeshire.Under the deal, Spire will work...

New Year, New Hopes for IHAS

With the dawn of any New Year, resolutions, hopes and expectations play a huge role in how we shape the 365 days to come. In...

Monitor to review interpretation of private patient cap

Foundation trust regulator Monitor has said it will revise its definitions of the private patient income cap after the High Court ruled that its...