Chair of CQC resigns

Dame Jo Williams, chair of the Care Quality Commission, has resigned.Dame Jo said: ‘It has been a privilege to hold this important role but...

WHA claims down but profits up

Welsh Hospitals and Health Services Association, (which trades as WHA) the voluntary health care contributory scheme in its report and financial statements for the...

Trends and observations in healthcare recruitment

After refinancing the warmest topic of the past few months has been clients looking at improving clinical operating standards. This has not been throwing resource...

City & County acquires Conrad Care

City & County Healthcare Group, the UK domiciliary care businesses, has expanded its operations in Northern Ireland with the acquisition of Conard Care Services...

New director at Spire Liverpool Hospital

Spire Liverpool Hospital has appointed Alison Peake as its new hospital director. Ms Peake has spent almost 40 years working in clinical services, her...

Profits falls for TBS Telematics

TBS GB Telematics & Biomedical, the provider of telehealth and telecare services for long-term medical conditions, reported a fall in operating profit for the...

Middleton St George appoints director

The Priory Hospital Middleton St George, near Darlington in County Durham, has appointed experienced healthcare professional David Beattie as hospital director.Mr Beattie joins the...

Prestige Nursing on acquisition trail

Prestige Nursing, the nursing and care agency has maintained positive organic turnover and profit growth. Despite conceding to challenging trading conditions the directors’ financial...

No GP online access to health records

Just one in 100 NHS practices are providing patients with electronic health records, despite evidence showing that patients who take up the service secure...

Simplyhealth Group breaks even

SimplyHealth Ltd broke even on its technical account for the year ending 31 December 2011 following profits of £7.8m in 2010.Income for the year...