Cancer accounts for fifth of PMI claims

Aviva paid out more than £69m to cover the cost of cancer diagnosis and treatment in 2012 and paid out over £77m in critical...

Ramsay pulls out of running for George Eliot

Ramsay Health Care has pulled its bid to take over the troubled George Eliot Hospital in Nuneaton just three weeks after being shortlisted.The company...

Shropdoc records operating loss

Primary care provider The Shropshire Doctors Co-operative has reported pre-tax losses of £87,592 for the year ended 31 March 2013 despite a small increase...

Bupa acquires 49% of Highway to Health

Bupa has announced that it has acquired 49% of Highway to Health Inc, a US-based specialist health insurance and services company.The purchase was completed...

Competition Commission singles out BMI and HCA for forced hospital sell off

BMI Healthcare and HCA could be forced to sell off a total of nine hospitals as part of the Competition Commission’s proposals to ramp...

Margins remain under pressure at Intrahealth

Intrahealth Ltd, the primary healthcare provider, which operates a network of GP practices in the north east of England, has reported a 5% increase...

Greater choice for mental health patients

Mental health patients are set to be able to choose where they receive care following measures announced last month by Deputy Prime Minister, Nick...

Serco partners social enterprise to bid for community contracts

Serco has signed a deal with employee-owned social enterprise Bromley Healthcare to bid for new community healthcare contracts.Under the deal, Bromley Healthcare will initially...

LIFT schemes provide cash injection for Ashley House

Health and community property partner Ashley House plc has reached financial close on a LIFT scheme in Eltham, where it acted as development partner...

Liberty safeguards still not understood

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) and how they should be used under the Mental Health Act are still not fully understood or implemented consistently...