Hospitals barred from employing junior nurses from overseas

Hospitals and clinics will be banned from recruiting junior nurses from overseas unless they can not fill posts with candidates from the UK or...

Genetics service launches in London

A new genetic medicines company providing private gene profiling and testing for private patients has launched in London. Opaldia will initially operate out of...

NHS tariff setting could be contracted out

The Department of Health (DH) should consider contracting out the setting of the national tariff to avoid repeating the mistakes which led to the...

NHS still overspending on temporary nurses

The NHS could save up to £85m a year by improving its procurement of temporary nurses and its management of permanent staff,a report by...

NHS patients wait average of seven weeks for diagnostic tests

The Department of Health (DH) revealed this month that NHS patients wait an average seven weeks for diagnostic tests. The figures are being collected...

Survey suggests staff will vote against transfer to flagship social enterprise

The government’s aim of encouraging more social enterprises into the emerging NHS market has been dealt a blow after staff at East Elmbridge and...

Over 50 providers bid to build new hospitals in Ireland

The Health Service Executive (HSE), which provides health and social care services in Ireland , has received over 50 bids from independent providers interested...

High court gives go-ahead to UHE GP contract

United Health Europe’s (UHE) contract to provide GP services in Creswell has been given the go-ahead after a high court judge ruled that North...

New planning law could impact on providers

A recent change to planning law in June 2006, under Statutory Instrument 2006 No. 1282, may make it more difficult to develop new secure...

Priory to fund cannabis research

The Priory Group is funding a new research project into cannabis use and transient psychotic symptoms.The research is being funded in conjunction with the...