New appointments at Partnership Health Group

Partnership Health Group (PHG), the joint venture between Care UK, the British provider of health and social care services and Life Healthcare, one of...

More inspections for independent providers ‘inevitable’

The Healthcare Commission has said it is inevitable that independent sector providers will be subjected to more inspections than their NHS counterparts despite its...

BUPA Redwood to treat additional 2,000 patients a year

The BUPA Redwood independent sector treatment centre (ISTC) is to undertake an additional 2,000 endoscopies a year under its contract with Surrey and Sussex...

Capio moves UK HQ to London

Capio Healthcare UK has relocated its head offices from Bedford to New Broad Street in the City of London.The company said a London head...

Independent sector ‘delighted’ with Healthcare Commission report

Despite reports that two-thirds of NHS and private hospitals failed to meet the highest quality standards in a recent Healthcare Commission survey, the independent...

British contractors turning their backs on PFI healthcare projects

Private contractors could walk away from PFI schemes unless the current bidding process is streamlined.A survey carried out by the Future Healthcare Network (FHN),...

AXA PPP sets out new referral path for oral surgery

AXA PPP Healthcare has become one of the first major PMI providers to make changes in the referral process for its members. In a letter...

Groupama Insurance doubles market share with Clinicare acquisition

Groupama Insurance has acquired Clinicare from Groupe AZUR GMF for an undisclosed sum, effectively doubling its share of the UK PMI market.Clinicare has operated...

BUPA extends specialty network to MRI services

BUPA Insurance has announced plans to expand its speciality network scheme to MRI outpatient services. Successful providers will need to demonstrate that they can...

Plymouth PFI relaunched

The Plymouth Hospitals Vanguard PFI project has been relaunched under two separate contracts worth a total of £600m.The first package, worth £200m, is expected...