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DH meets target on extended hours
There has been a 40% increase in the number of GP practices operating extended opening hours over the last six months, according to figures...
Access to physiotherapists unlikely to impact on private providers
Moves to enable NHS patients to self-refer to allied health professionals (AHPs) such as physiotherapists and dieticians are unlikely to dent demand for private...
Scotland takes legal steps to prohibit commercial involvement in GP services
The Scottish government has launched a consultation on its proposals to legislate against commercial providers entering the primary care market.The SNP government announced its...
Patient mobility issue mobilises DH
With the draft Directive on Patient Mobility due to be discussed at the Council of EU Health Ministers next month (15 and 16 December),...
New In Brief
DH launches global health strategyThe Department of Health has launched a new strategy for tackling global health issues.
Underpinned by £12m over the next five...
PiC opens Warrington hospital
Partnerships in Care (PiC) has officially opened its new Arbury Court hospital in Warrington.Located on the old Delph Park Hospital site, which PiC acquired...
Healthcode takes a blow as insurers pull out
Private medical practitioners may be quick to embrace the latest advances in their fields, but by comparison the PMI sector can appear somewhat Luddite...
PCTs fail to use GP contract levers to improve access
Primary care trusts (PCTs) have failed to attract new GP pratices into under-doctored areas because they are not proficient commissioners, according to a cross...
PCTs failing targets on choice and access
Primary care trusts (PCTs) must redouble their efforts in GP access and the provision of choice, Healthcare Commission chairman Sir Ian Kennedy said last...
Independent providers feel the squeeze
The revelation that the independent healthcare sector is feeling the pinch of the economic downturn is a bit like the governor of the bank...
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