Hunt demands independent providers act on safety
Jeremy Hunt has told independent hospitals that they could be placed in ‘special measures’ if they are rated ‘inadequate’ by the Care Quality Commission...
Cygnet appoints group clinical director
Cygnet Health Care has appointed Dr Rob Verity as group clinical director.
Verity has been covering the role on an interim basis since earlier this...
Priory hospital told to improve on safety
The Priory Hospital North London has been told it must improve standards of safety on its child and adolescent mental health wards after the...
Allianz Partners to drive sales with new recruits
Allianz Partners has made two appointments within its international health insurance brand Allianz Care.
Peter Gibbons (pictured) has been made head of individual and small...
Ramsay Health Care appoints non-executive director
Dr Claudia Süssmuth Dyckerhoff has been appointed a non-executive director of the board of Ramsay Health Care.
Dyckerhoff is a senior advisor to US management...
EMIS Group acquires blockchain company
Healthcare software provider EMIS Group has bought Dovetail Digital Limited (Dovetail Lab), a blockchain company, for an initial sum of £2.5m.
Dovetail Lab, which was...
AXA launches new cover for companies in Saudi Arabia
AXA has launched international insurance policies for companies based in Saudi Arabia.
The new ‘Prestige’ and ‘Prestige Plus’ plans will be available to locally-based businesses...
NHS England urged to commission e-mental health services nationally
The NHS Confederation Mental Health Network has called on NHS England to adopt a national commissioning programme for e-mental health services.
A new report on...
IHPN launches new interactive map of member services
The Independent Healthcare Providers Network (IHPN) has launched a new interactive map highlighting the services its members provide across the country to both NHS...
The London Clinic launches blood cancer therapy treatment
The London Clinic is offering chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T cell) therapy to adults with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, where the patient’s immune cells...