Bupa diverts customers away from IOW hospital 

Bupa has stopped recommending that its patients receive private treatment at St Mary’s Hospital on the Isle of Wight after the trust was rated...
Cygnet Health Care CEO Dr Tony Romero talks to HM

Making community care a reality

NHS mental health services received a boost in the October Budget but after years of austerity and underfunding, there are many metaphorical mouths to...

What patients really want

Patient expectations are changing as advances in technology and increasing consumerisation transform the way care is delivered, but are healthcare providers responding to genuine shifts...

IHPN and ADG agree closer working relationship

The Independent Healthcare Providers Network (IHPN) and the Association of Dental Groups (ADG) have strengthened their ties after agreeing a new ‘memorandum of understanding’...

Apposite invests in dental group

Apposite Capital today announced it has made a ‘substantial investment’ in clinically-led dental care group Riverdale Healthcare to help fund its newly acquired stake...
IDF CEO Sue Smith looks at what 2019 has in store for medical practice

The right cover for doctors

Indemnity and insurance can be a minefield for doctors embarking on private practice as IDF CEO Sue Smith explains All practicing doctors are required by...

DHSC launches new procurement for GP IT systems

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has launched a new procurement process in a bid to create a more competitive market for...
David Hare looks at the NHS Long Term Plan

Looking back on 2018

The highs and lows of a truly significant year for the NHS and the independent sector 2018 was a big year in healthcare. We entered...

Advanced Oncotherapy plans to raise £10m through direct subscription

Advanced Oncotherapy has announced plans to raise £10m through a direct subscription of 25 million shares. The company, whose next generation proton beam therapy technology...

Ensuring a fair outcome from inspections

Carlton Sadler, partner, and Nicole Ridgwell, associate, from law firm Bevan Brittan discuss the measures open to providers when they believe a CQC Report...