Assura Medical has Virgin guarantee

Assura Medical, the healthcare provider offering services such as GP-led walk in and healthcare centres, out of hours services, community diagnostics and management of...

WPA launches moratorium underwriting

WPA, the private medical insurance provider is to offer moratorium underwriting on its individual policies, Flexible Health essentials, premier and elite.The company will still...

Lansley hits out at unfair report

Andrew Lansley, Secretary of State for health, hit out at the health select committee’s report into NHS reform calling it unfair and out of date’. The health select committee report, which was published late last month, laid out some stiff criticism of the planned reforms. The report warned that hospitals would be forced into short term salami-slicing’ as they scrambled to save £20bn by 2015.

SE Health revenue down South East Health Ltd, the not-for-profit out of hours medical...

The Board acknowledges the tight profit market but believes the one off costs during the year will enable the group to face new contracts...

Imperial College Healthcare director

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust has appointed Brendan Farmer as director of strategy. Mr Farmer will lead on the development of its future clinical...

DH to manage PCTs

Secretary of State for Health Andrew Lansley has announced the Government’s intention to create a Government-owned limited company, NHS Property Services Ltd, to take...

Care UK sees increase in public sector funding

A strong reliance on public sector funding has led to a 2.4% increase in health and social care provider Care UK’s revenues. For the year...

Alliance Medical chief executive resigns

Alliance Medical, the diagnostic imaging service provider, has announced that Philippe Houssiau has resigned as chief executive officer. Chris Hughes, non-executive chairman of the...

Focus falls on regulator over PIP implants

In the fallout from the faulty PIP implants scandal which has rocked the cosmetic surgery world in recent weeks, the Independent Healthcare Advisory Services...

Intrahealth content despite profit fall

Intrahealth Ltd, the primary healthcare provider’s financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2011 record group turnover of £15m, down from £13.3m in...