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...
GDPR: What now for the healthcare sector?
Neil Westwood, managing associate at Simmons & Simmons’ information, communications & technology group in the UK, discusses how a year on from the launch...
sk:n appoints new chief marketing officer
The sk:n group has appointed Gavin Hawthorn as its chief marketing officer who will focus on delivering business growth via customer retention and acquisition.
Hawthorn...
Mental health hospital for adolescents placed into special measures
St Andrew’s Healthcare Adolescent Service in Northamptonshire has been placed into special measures following an inspection, which rated it as ‘inadequate’.
Inspectors, who visited the...
IDF: Building teamwork
Integration might be the buzzword in the NHS but what is the independent sector doing to promote joint working across specialties and different disciplines?
As...
Improved performance at Bramley Health
Mental Health and supported living provider Bramley Health has stabilised its financial position despite continued tough market conditions.
The company, which provides services for people...
IDF: Technical matters
Dr Neil Haughton, FRCGP, IDF President and GP at The Portobello Clinic, looks at the future of general practice in the digital age
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HFEA renews calls for women to be offered three cycles of IVF
The Human Fertilisation & Embryology Authority (HFEA) has renewed calls for NHS commissioners to offer three cycles of IVF to women under 40.
The move...
Bupa Cromwell racks up £3.4m loss
London’s Bupa Cromwell Hospital has reported pre-tax losses of £3.4m as patient numbers continue to decline and staffing costs accelerate.
The hospital, which is operated...
Alliance Dental Care expands in the South West
Hertfordshire based Alliance Dental Care has acquired Houston Dental Group for an undisclosed sum.
Houston Dental Group was established by Ceri and David Houston as...
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