NHS expected to miss 78-week waiting target
The NHS is expected to miss its target to eliminate waits of 78 weeks or more for routine treatment by the beginning of April.
In...
HCA’s cancer partnership with NHS Trust ends
HCA Healthcare UK's seven-year oncology partnership with Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust has ended through ‘mutual agreement’, according to a joint statement from HCA...
Bupa announces plans to dispose of 85 dental practices
Bupa Dental Care has announced plans to dispose of 85 of its UK dental practices due to the national shortage of dentists and rising...
Patients willing to go private to access diagnostics
New survey data from the Patients Association suggests patients are increasingly willing to go private for diagnostic tests as frustration with access to NHS...
Eating disorder provider to launch in London in new year
A day clinic for patients with eating disorders is launching in Marylebone in central London in January.
Provider Orri - which is being backed by...
NHS should use private capacity to treat anticipated ‘deluge’ of cancer patients
The private sector will have a key role to play in treating a ‘deluge’ of cancer patients once the Covid-19 outbreak eases, Professor Karol...
Priory moves into digital with new partnership
The Priory Group has partnered with not-for-profit digital mental health app My Possible Self.
The mental health provider said the move represented a ‘significant digital...
Liva Healthcare secures funding for care of pregnant women with diabetes
Digital health coaching platform Liva Healthcare has secured funding from the EU Horizon 2020 programmes to help treat pregnant women at risk of Type...
CCGs restricting access to common elective procedures
Fresh evidence has emerged that CCGs are restricting access to some of the most common elective procedures in a bid to cut costs.
Research from...
Self-pay stalls but private patient demand remains high
Growth in self-pay has stalled with the latest figures from the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) showing a marginal decline for the third quarter...