Bupa expands dental benefits to cover cost of PPE

Bupa dental insurance is covering the cost of additional PPE for dental appointments as part of a package of enhancements to its dental insurance...

Health sector HR practice: the unexpected impact of Covid-19

Furlough schemes, PPE and shielding are fast becoming areas where healthcare HR directors have had to develop expertise, but as the impact of the...

Virtual physio proves just as effective as in-person treatment

Digital physiotherapy is just as effective as, and in some cases more effective than, in-person treatment, according to research published physiotherapy group Ascenti. A...

CQC takes enforcement action against troubled primary care provider

A group of GP surgeries operated by troubled healthcare provider DMC Healthcare have been closed by the CQC following an inspection of the company’s...

Work begins on Ramsay Health Care day surgery hospital

Construction has commenced on Ramsay Health Care’s new day surgery hospital in Chorley. The facility at Matrix Park will extend the services on offer at...

Resetting the provider/ insurer relationship

In the first of a three-part series exploring the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the private healthcare market, Check4Cancer chief medical officer Professor Gordon...

CQC places Huntercombe Group hospital in special measures

A hospital managed by The Huntercombe Group has been placed into special measures after inspectors found long-term segregation and use of physical restraint had...
Mayo Clinic Healthcare in partnership with Oxford University Clinic

Oxford University Hospitals exits Mayo Clinic Healthcare JV

Mayo Clinic Healthcare has acquired Oxford University Hospitals’ interest in its joint venture less than a year after the opening of the flagship clinic...

Remote GP services provider partners with General & Medical

Medical Solutions has partnered with General & Medical to provide the health insurer’s members with access to its virtual GP service. The service will give...

The London Clinic appoints new CFO

The London Clinic has appointed Gerard Smith as chief financial officer. Smith, who joins the Executive Board today, replaces Simon Reiter, who has retired after...