Ophthalmic Consultants of London appoints Shahram Kashani
Consultant eye surgeon, Shahram Kashani, who specialises in medical retinal disorders and inflammatory eye disease treatment, has joined the team at Ophthalmic Consultants of...
Medacs feels the pinch of agency cap
Reduced NHS spending on agency staff helped push turnover down 14% at specialist recruitment agency Medacs Healthcare last year.
The company reported revenue of £98m...
Cygnet fined in record penalty from CQC prosecution
Cygnet Health Care has been fined over £1.5m in a criminal prosecution brought by the CQC over the death of a young woman at...
Sensyne Health signs third US partnership agreement
Clinical AI company Sensyne Health has signed a new Strategic Research Agreement (SRA) with US-based healthcare provider Sentara Healthcare.
Under the deal, Sensyne will have access...
Some private SARCs failing young victims, says BBC investigation
Young victims of sexual assault may not be being forensically examined quickly enough in privately-run sexual assault referral clinics (SARCs), a BBC investigations has...
Priory hospital in special measures after inspectors find unsanitary conditions
Priory Group’s Arnold Hospital in Nottinghamshire has been placed in special measures by the CQC after inspectors found patients were being cared for in...
AXA PPP launches app
AXA PPP has partnered with London-based technology start-up Spoon Guru to give its large corporate members access to a health and nutrition app.
Spoon Guru’s...
Sensyne chairman steps down
Professor John Bell has stepped down as chair of AI-powered digital healthcare company Sensyne Health.
According to Sensyne, the decision was taken to avoid any...
A health crisis under scrutiny
Terms of reference for the long-awaited Inquiry into the Covid-19 pandemic have now been published and it is clear that health and social care...
Denplan benefits from renewed demand for dental cover
Denplan, the dental capitation plan provider, said it had enjoyed another profitable year in 2017 after operating profit rose almost 16% to £6.2m.
The Simplyhealth-owned...