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MDU calls for tougher sentences for fake doctors

The Medical Defence Union (MDU) is calling for tougher sentences for people posing as medical doctors in the wake of a number of coronavirus...

New image for Apposite-backed diagnostics businesses

Apposite Capital-backed Medical Imaging Partnership Ltd and Prime Health Diagnostics Ltd have launched new brand identities to support their next phase of growth. The two companies,...

CQC praises improvements but says further work needed at Huntercombe CAMHS service

The CQC has praised improvements made at the Huntercombe Hospital in Maidenhead but said further action is needed to ensure the delivery of safe,...

Independent sector must have key role in tackling elective backlog

The government needs to engage the independent healthcare sector in a similar way to the early 2000s to tackle the elective backlog, according to...

CHEC opens Leicester site

Community based ophthalmology provider CHEC has opened a 7,000sqft treatment centre in Leicester. The centre, which comes among a number of recent site openings by CHEC,...

Circle offers to sponsor 500 visas for Ukrainian refugees

Circle Health Group has announced it will seek to sponsor up to 500 visas for Ukrainian refugees and their families, creating jobs across its...

Covid-19 pandemic exacerbates decline in NHS-funded IVF

There was a sharp decline in the proportion of IVF cycles funded by the NHS in 2020 as the Covid-19 pandemic exacerbated the growing...

Resilient dental market continues to attract strong demand

The UK dental market continues to demonstrate resilience in the face of significant challenges with strong investor appetite from a range of buyers across...

GenesisCare to open £20m Birmingham site

Cancer care provider GenesisCare has announced plans to open a £20m purpose-built cancer centre in Birmingham. Due to open in Edgbaston early in 2024, the new...

HCA teams up with Contura to offer novel treatment for osteoarthritis

HCA Healthcare UK has partnered with Contura Orthopaedics Ltd to offer Arthrosamid® intra-articular injections – a novel treatment for knee osteoarthritis. Consisting of 2.5% cross-linked...