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‘Difficult’ year for Fairfield
A temporary closure, low levels of NHS work and the discovery of a long-standing accountancy error made 2006 a ‘difficult’ year for the Guy...
Government still committed to reform says senior DH official
The government remains committed to its reform programme and is still moving towards a pluralistic NHS, a senior Department of Health (DH) official said...
Record investment cut as chancellor announces 4% increase in NHS spending
Four years of record spending on the NHS will come to an end next year after Alistair Darling announced real terms annual increases of...
Cyberknife at Harley Street Clinic
London’s Harley Street Clinic has acquired the revolutionary Cyberknife cancer treatment machine.
The machine, which is a compact linear accelerator mounted on the so-called ‘Picasso’...
UK healthcare system ‘mediocre’ says report
Healthcare in the UK remained ‘mediocre’ in 2007 despite the record levels of investment in recent years, according to the latest annual Euro Health...
ISTC data reveals low referral rates
First wave independent sector treatment centres (ISTCs) performed 50,000 fewer operations in 2006/07 than forecast by the Department of Health (DH), according to an...
More providers invited to join choice network
The Department of Health (DH) has announced plans to expand the range of independent hospitals offered on patient choice menus.
Providers not already on the...
Talking therapies to see £170m annual spend
The government will spend £170m a year on psychological therapies by 2010, health secretary Alan Johnson announced last month.
In a move which will boost...
Croydon to address mental health services
Proposals for improvements to a range of mental health daycare services were discussed by Croydon council last month after the health and adult social...
Capital gains tax changes could hit healthcare
Treasury plans revealed in last month’s Pre-Budget Report to clamp down on private equity tax dodges could have a number of negative effects on...
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