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ISTC hygiene
Stephen O’Brien asked (8 July 2009: Column 872W) when it is expected that all NHS and independent sector treatment centres will be compliant with...
‘Reduce red tape’ plea from healthcare providers
The bureaucratic burden of regulation, inspection and accreditation on both the NHS and independent healthcare sectors is getting worse, despite myriad initiatives to reduce...
ISTC value for money
David Taylor asked (1 June 2009: Column 133W) what guidance is issued to primary care trusts (PCTs) on conducting value for money assessments of...
Weight loss ops rise but many obese people still in ‘denial’
Nuffield Health has said that the number of bariatric operations it performs has doubled in the past year, but a major obesity study published...
CCP publishes two interim reports on consultants’ work restrictions
As part of its ongoing study into restrictions imposed on NHS consultants’ non-contracted hours, the Co-operation and Competition Panel (CCP) has just published two...
Bupa International launches worldwide health insurance
Bupa International has launched a flexible worldwide PMI policy for individual customers.Worldwide Health Options is a modular plan featuring a core product and four...
CCP review
David Anderson asked (10 June 2009: Column 926W) what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the Co-operation and Competition Panel in ensuring...
Deficits deepen at Fairfield
Deficits at Fairfield Independent Hospital, the trading name of charity The Guy Pilkington Memorial Home Limited, deepened last year following ‘disappointing’ activity, particularly in...
Ramsay pulls out of NHS private patient contract
Ramsay Healthcare has pulled out of a ten-year contract to run the private patient wing at The Princess Royal Hospital in Farnborough because it...
NHS should increase use of IS as it prepares for funding squeeze
The NHS should unleash the potential of the independent sector to avoid making service cuts as it wrestles with a predicted funding shortfall of...
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