NHS Direct dip after loss of 0845 line

NHS Direct National Health Service Trust’s report and accounts for 2012/13, the last full year of the 0845 4647 service prior to its replacement...

PHP continues on acquisition trail

Primary Health Properties, the UK investor in modern primary healthcare facilities, has acquired three modern, purpose built medical centres for a total consideration of...

NHS Commissioning and the place of the independent provider

Commissioning experts advise on the new regimeThe new NHS commissioning system has some way to go to start doing adequately the job it needs...

NHS Commissioning – place of independent provider

The new NHS commissioning system has some way to go to start doing adequately the job it needs to do and the field is...

Dame Gill to chair Alzheimer’s Society

Alzheimer's Society has appointed Dame Gill Morgan as it new chair, succeeding Alastair Balls. Dame Gill's previously served as permanent secretary to the Welsh...

Hewitt takes place on Bupa board

Former Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt has joined the Bupa board as a non-executive director. Ms Hewitt also held the posts of Secretary of State...

BAME dementia to increase seven-fold

The number of people with dementia in minority ethnic groups could increase by seven-fold by 2051, the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Dementia has...

BMI Thornbury gets new exec director

BMI Thornbury Hospital in Sheffield has appointed a new executive director. David Mills from Bolton, moves from his role as executive director of BMI...

Correction – Lighthouse Healthcare

In the May issue of HMn in the company report on Lighthouse Healthcare EBITDAR for the year ending March 2012 was reported as £2.6m...

Clinical Director for PiC Midlands

Partnerships in Care (PiC) announced last month that Dr Caroline Jacob has taken up the role of clinical director for PiC Midlands. Dr Jacob,...