CQC takes action at Cygnet mental health service
Care inspectors have identified risks to patient safety at a Cygnet mental health hospital in Durham.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) found Cygnet Appletree, a...
CMA to produce guidance on IVF consumer law
The Competition Markets Authority (CMA) is developing guidance for the UK IVF sector to help fertility clinics understand and comply with obligations under consumer...
PHIN data points to continued recovery across private pay
Fresh evidence of recovery in the private pay sector has emerged after new figures from the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) showed admissions stood...
Sensyne app used to help assess feasibility of rapid Covid-19 tests in the community
Clinical AI company Sensyne Health has announced that its CVm-Health+™ app will be used in a study to evaluate rapid Covid-19 testing in the...
Healthhero expands services with mental health support
Digital healthcare company HealthHero has partnered with workplace wellbeing provider Validium to launch an employee mental health offering.
The service includes counselling programmes, psychological...
Cygnet hospital remains in special measures
Cygnet Hospital Colchester remains in special measures after a focused inspection by the regulator found improvements at the hospital were still needed.
The healthcare watchdog...
Vitality bolsters mental health offering with My Online Therapy partnership
Private medical insurer Vitality has scaled up its mental health offering by partnering with virtual psychology clinic, My Online Therapy.
The service provides Vitality’s members...
Sensyne Health partners with Milton Keynes University Hospital
Clinical AI company Sensyne Health has signed a five-year non-exclusive strategic research agreement (SRA) with Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
The agreement...
OCL reports surge in private pay demand
Further evidence of a bounce-back in private pay demand is emerging after London-based eye clinic Ophthalmic Consultants of London (OCL) said patient numbers has...
Staffing issues contributed to poor standards at mental health hospital says regulator
Staffing issues have again been identified by the CQC as a key contributor to poor standards of care provided by a mental health provider.
Elysium...