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MPs endorse appointment of Ian Dilks as CQC chair

MPs have endorsed the appointment of Ian Dilks as chair of the Care Quality Commission (CQC), but raised concerns about the lack of diversity...

Romana Abdin takes over as chair of Healthcode

Healthcare technology specialist Healthcode has appointed Romana Abdin as chair of the board. Previously CEO of Simplyhealth, Abdin is the company’s first independent chair and will work...

Cygnet announces new head of safeguarding

Philip Winterbottom is independent mental health services provider Cygnet Health Care's new head of safeguarding. Winterbottom qualified as a mental health nurse in 2007 and...

Diaverum expands UK presence after major contract win

Renal services provider Diaverum has been awarded a major new contract to supply renal care in North East England. Under the deal, which was awarded...

Dialysis training centre in special measures

A training centre for NHS Dialysis patients operated by Baxter Healthcare Limited has been placed in special measures after the CQC said patients were...

The home health testing boom

Home health testing technology has come a long way in recent years and, driven in part by the pandemic, is set to be worth...

Nuffield Health appoints clinical services director

Nuffield Health has appointed Alison McCourt CBE ARRC as clinical services director. McCourt, who will join the charity in August, has had a distinguished career...

Nuffield partners with Careology

Nuffield Health has partnered with cancer care app Careology to pilot the provision of additional support to patients undergoing cancer treatment through the use of digital technology. By...

The Exeter to pay back £5.3m in rebates to PMI customers

PMI provider The Exeter has announced that it will be returning a total of £5.3m to its health insurance members in rebate payments due...
Mental health service faces prosecution

Virtual GP provider prosecuted by CQC

A virtual GP service has pleaded guilty to carrying on a regulated activity without registering with the CQC. Stockport-based Pharmacorp Ltd, which is also known...