Stable performance from BPAS reported

The British Pregnancy Advice Service (BPAS) reported a slight increase in incoming resources for the year ending 31 March 2012.Total incoming resources rose from...

Jim Easton may join Care UK as MD

It is understood Jim Easton, director of the NHS Commissioning Board may be leaving to become managing director of Care UK, the Health Service...

ISCAS stuck on non-member complaints

The Independent Sector Complaints and Adjudication Service (ISCAS), the complaints management framework in the independent healthcare sector, has revealed in its annual report for...

Rig Medical sees profits plummet

Rig Medical Recruitment’s results for the year ending 31 December 2011 show plummeting operating profits and a fall in turnover.Turnover dropped from £18.2m in...

Consultant joins the London Clinic

The London Orthopaedic Clinic has welcomed Dr Deane Halfpenny to itsWimpole Street premises. Dr Halfpenny is a consultant in musculoskeletal pain medicine with experience...

BMI Healthcare ad is judged misleading

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint over a BMI Healthcare advert which read ‘BMI Healthcare - the consultants' choice’.The complainant had...

Bupa Occupational Health suffers a loss

Bupa Occupational Health, the occupational health and screening services arm of Britain’s largest medical insurer recorded a loss in its report and financial statements...

Unum appoints new CEO of Unum UK

Peter O’Donnell, senior vice president and chief financial officer (CFO) of Unum UK, has been named to replace Jack McGarry as president and CEO....

Mentors gathered to help health start-ups

Healthcare entrepreneurs in London are being offered assistance by a start-up scheme launched by Healthbox, the business accelerator focused exclusively on supporting innovation and...

Care is lacking for weight-loss surgery patients

Sally Taber examines the issues surrounding bariatric surgery and patient safetyA new report on the process of care for patients who have undergone bariatric...