Jump in ophthalmology referrals boosts independent sector NHS volumes
Independent healthcare providers are delivering higher volumes and proportions of NHS-funded elective activity than they were pre pandemic but there is significant variation by...
Cygnet site placed in special measures over staffing and safeguarding issues
Cygnet Bury Hudson hospital in Bury has been rated inadequate overall by the CQC after inspectors raised concerns over staffing and safeguarding issues.
The inspection...
Reaching net zero in healthcare developments
In the year since the UK hosted COP26, the Glasgow Climate Pact has been eclipsed by the war in Ukraine, the energy crisis and...
Turning virtual solutions into reality
NHS England has committed to increase the use of virtual wards in a bid to drive efficiency and tackle the elective backlog. And as...
Bupa launches specialist centre for prostate cancer
Bupa UK Insurance and Bupa-owned Cromwell Hospital in London have launched a specialist centre for prostate cancer designed to provide fast access to diagnosis...
Cleveland Clinic London appoints Sheila A. Miller as chief nursing officer
Cleveland Clinic London has appointed Sheila A. Miller as chief nursing officer.
Miller will take up the position in February and succeeds Deborah Small, who...
Portman and Dentex expected to propose remedies as CMA reports competition concerns
Dentistry groups Portman Healthcare and Dentex Healthcare have been given until 10 February to propose remedies to competition issues relating to their merger identified by the...
Private sector finance will be crucial to digital transformation
Private sector finance has a crucial role to play in the digital transformation of healthcare as health systems across the globe struggle to afford...
Industrial action and private healthcare
Industrial action is stepping up pace across the NHS but what does it mean for the private health sector? In the first of a...
New day case hospital opens in Peterborough
A new private hospital focused on day case procedures is due to open in Peterborough.
Hamptons Hospital was registered with the CQC at the end...