Independent sector providers could take on failing trusts

Independent sector providers could be called in to take over failing NHS trusts, under plans outlined by health minister Ben Bradshaw last month. Announcing new...

Side-stepping the top-up trap

The contentious and complex co-payment issue, of NHS cancer patients paying privately for additional medication then being forced to finance the whole episode of...

Stomach surgery sees swell in figures The numbers of patients undergoing weight-loss...

And private providers such as Spire Healthcare, who do not offer weight-loss procedures to NHS patients, also witnessed a considerably greater volume, reporting a...

AXA PPP launches policy for under-18s

AXA PPP Healthcare has launched a new PMI policy designed specifically for children. ‘First Healthcare’ costs £9.99 a month and covers early access to...

Caesarean sections and CT scans are the top procedures for expats

Caesarean sections and CT scans are the most common privately funded procedures amongst expatriates in most global regions, according to data from Bupa International.The...

Future of Commercial Directorate in doubt as interim director appointed Speculation that...

Mr Wheeler resigned at the end of May after less than a year in post citing ‘personal reasons’ and plans to return to the...

New PICU opens at Raphael’s Farndon unit

Raphael Healthcare has extended its flagship facility in Newark with an eight-bed psychiatric intensive care unit (PICU).The company made the decision to add the...

Westover opens third London clinic

Private primary care provider Westover Medical has opened its third clinic in West London. The Notting Hill Clinic will be managed by Dr Tim Evans,...

Hinchingbrooke Hospital’s contact put out to tender

Recent reports suggesting the delivery of medical services for Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Huntingdonshire will soon be taken over by a private provider may have...

Stress remains a major problem for corporates

The percentage of employers citing stress as a major cause of absence has risen for the third year in a row. According to a...