Healthcare Markets

A former Labour Health Minister has said that the NHS will have to introduce patient charges to survive the next five years of austerity.

New research from AXA PPP has revealed that presenteeism’ is becoming an increasing problem, particularly among workers in the Capital.

The June deadline for moving all service users inappropriately placed in large scale’ hospital or care homes into community settings will not be met, the director of the Winterbourne View Joint Improvement Programme has revealed. At the end of 2012, the government issued a mandate to NHS commissioning boards to review all current placements for people with learning disabilities and autism by June 2013 with all those who have been placed inappropriately in hospital or large-scale residential care moved to community-based support no later than June 2014.

Andrew Robertson, the new chief executive of King Edward VII’s Hospital Sister Agnes in London, has hinted at a marketing push as he sets out to raise the hospital’s profile with consultants and patients.

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust has entered into a joint venture with synlab UK Limited to provide pathology services at the specialist cancer centre.The...

Private dentistry provider Oasis has acquired Smiles Dental for an undisclosed sum.Smiles operates in the UK and the Republic of Ireland and the deal...

Bromley Healthcare is a community interest company with its eyes set on growth. Chief executive Jonathan Lewis talks to HMn about partnership, opportunity and ambitionQCan...

GSTS Pathology has rebranded as Viapath in a bid to cement its position as one of the leading providers of pathology services to hospital...

Key Capital Partners (KCP) has invested £3.3m in Sheffield-based temporary staffing business Hallam Medical. Founded in 2007 by chief executive Scott Davies and clinical director...

Circle Partnership has signed a landmark contract with Bedfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) to deliver integrated musculoskeletal services under the Prime Contractor model.The five-year...