Give nurses greater powers to improve patient care says IHAS

Greater autonomy, robust policies and support mechanisms and an increased confidence in the role of nurses and midwives will lead to better standards in...

Conservatives set out stall on independent sector

The Conservative party has confirmed that it is already in talks with private and voluntary healthcare providers about extending their role in the NHS...

£3m redevelopment starts at Horder Centre

Plans for a major £3m development scheme at specialist orthopaedic hospital The Horder Centre have been given the go ahead.Work on the scheme at...

HCA expands partnership with UCLH

HCA International has announced that it will begin delivering specialist services for teenagers with cancer under its partnership with University College London Hospitals NHS...

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...

Growth continues at Marie Stopes

Marie Stopes International (MSI), the worldwide charity that specialises in fertility control services, has reported further growth in the year ended 31 December 2008,...

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...