Healthcare Markets

The government has proposed a fitness to practice test for board members at companies registered to the Care Quality Commission in its response to...

Marie Stopes International (MSI), the charity that delivers sexual and reproductive health services through family planning centres and outreach teams internationally reported further increases...

The Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) latest State of Care’ report, which was published in late November, has been welcomed by the Association of Independent Healthcare Organisations (AIHO). AIHO, which represents a range of providers, either into the NHS or directly to patients, has responded positively to the sections of the report concerning independent healthcare.

Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) in Essex have confirmed they are putting a number of ‘local enhanced services’ (services which are often provided by GPs,...

Ramsay Santé, the French subsidiary of Ramsay Health Care, has acquired psychiatric hospital provider Medipsy from Générale de Santé for €149.4m.Under the deal, Ramsay...

Plans to completely reconfigure NHS emergency and urgent care services announced by NHS medical director Sir Bruce Keogh in November could provide significant opportunities...

This month I am writing about the most important asset, the skills of our workforce; and the powerful new resources corporate Boards can now...

Ministers have taken another step on the long road to a level playing field after launching a consultation on proposals to give independent providers...

Employers recognise the link between health and wellbeing and employees performance but think the rising cost of providing healthcare benefits will make them unsustainable in the long term.

Altrincham-based imaging company Diagnostic Healthcare has acquired Chester-based Ultrasound Now for an undisclosed sum.The deal will create a major provider of diagnostic services in...