BMI opens 24 hour emergency care centre

BMI Healthcare has opened a 24-7 self-pay emergency care centre at its Clementine Churchill Hospital in Harrow, north-west London.The service is open to adults...

New partnerships needed to deliver Darzi vision

Federation type partnerships, including collaborations between providers and across health and social care, may be needed to deliver Lord Ara Darzi’s polyclinic vision, according...

Birkdale Clinic contracts suspended

The University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust has suspended a contract with the Birkdale Clinic after consultants raised concerns over the quality of treatment...

Providers prepared for slow progress from choice initiative

The impact of patient choice on elective care will be profound, but it is going to take time, the head of the Department of...

Dementia costs set to take majority of mental health spend

The costs related to dementia care will take up the lion’s share of a projected £47bn mental health bill within the next 20 years...

Mental health concerns mount

Children are far less likely to feel happy now than in previous generations, according to a public opinion poll conducted by The Children’s Society...

Boost for nurses in Northern Ireland

Student nurses are to benefit from the introduction of a new childcare allowance, the Northern Ireland Executive has announced.The allowance, which has been recommended...

Childcare cuts risk of disease

Using formal childcare can reduce the risk of children contracting Leukaemia by as much as a third, according to new research.The claims were made...

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