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MRSA warning sounded
Nurseries provide a perfect breeding ground for a virulent strain of hospital ‘superbug’ MRSA, according to health officials.The Health Protection Agency, along with the...
Independent providers get access to NCAS
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the National Clinical Assessment Service (NCAS) and the Independent Healthcare Advisory Services (IHAS) was launched last month at...
Dementia care must be made a priority
A report published by the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) last month, has called on the Department of Health (DH) and NHS...
Priory to treat cannabis related psychosis in new children’s unit
The Priory Hospital Roehampton will admit children as young as 12 in a new in-patient unit which will treat a range of conditions including...
Stop/start reform ‘frustrating’
The government’s stop/start approach to reshaping healthcare in the UK could become a barrier to independent sector investment, according to a new survey carried...
Farewell wave two…
It is almost five years since HMN ran with the lead story that independent sector providers had been invited to run what were then...
Managers adopt healthier lifestyles
Senior managers have healthier lifestyles than employees with no managerial responsibilities, according to new findings from Legal & General.The Health Uncovered research reveals how...
Diagnostic scans
Mike Penning asked (19 November 2007: Column 620W) what percentage of diagnostic scans in the NHS were carried out by private healthcare companies in...
Progress of PbC has been limited says Audit Commission
The introduction of practice based commissioning (PbC) is making limited progress and has been hampered by reorganisation in the NHS and a lack of...
Charity urges PMI providers to review cancer policies
Beating Bowel Cancer is calling on all PMI holders to review their cancer cover after a survey revealed that over two thirds of PMI...
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