Westfield bullish on premiums fall

Westfield Contributory Health Scheme reported a ‘successful’ year for the period ending 31 March 2012 despite declaring a 2.3% fall in earned premiums from...

Chief financial officer for HCA

HCA International Ltd has appointed John Bugos as its new chief financial officer.Mr Bugos, who is 48 and currently director of strategy and planning...

BMI Chelsfield Park gets obesity award

The South East Weight Loss Surgical Centre, at BMI Chelsfield Park Hospital, has been accredited a Bariatric (weight loss) Surgery Centre of Excellence by...

IHAS analysis of CQC market report

The Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) first quarterly report shows that 82% of all independent acute and mental health providers are meeting all the CQC’s...

KPMG boosts healthcare team

KPMG has appointed Malcolm Lowe-Lauri to its Global Centre of Excellence in Healthcare.Mr Lowe-Lauri will support clients across Australia and the UK, before expanding...

Midlands pathology shake-up

The provision of pathology services in the East and West Midlands are set to go out to tender this autumn as primary care chiefs...

Allianz Worldwide launches healthcare in the UK

To reflect increasing global mobility Allianz Worldwide Care has launched Signature, a comprehensive and transparent private medical insurance (PMI) plan, covering treatment inside or...

Bourke joins Bupa

Bupa has appointed Evelyn Bourke as its new chief financial officer. Ms Bourke joins from Friends Life where she was chief commercial officer and...

Virgin Care preferred provider for NHS Sussex

NHS Sussex has selected Virgin Care as preferred bidder for a new community musculoskeletal (MSK) service in Hastings and Rother.Around 14,000 patients per year...

HCA opens outpatient private patient cancer unit

HCA’s NHS Ventures division has a new private patient cancer unit at the UCLH Macmillan Cancer Centre in Huntley Street in central London.The new...