Private ambulance service suspended over safety concerns
An independent ambulance service in Birmingham was suspended from operating for a month by the CQC after inspectors raised a number of concerns over...
Ellern Mede opens fourth hospital
Specialist eating disorders provider Ellern Mede has opened its fourth treatment centre.
Ellern Mede Eating Disorder Hospitals’ Derby treatment centre has capacity for 17...
Aspen Healthcare appoints new CEO
Aspen Healthcare has announced the appointment of Rob Anderson as its new CEO, effective from 1 July 2019.
Anderson’s career in the independent healthcare...
New chair at Georgia Healthcare Group
William Huyett has been made chair of the board of directors at Georgia Healthcare Group (GHG).
Huyett, an independent non-executive director, replaces Irakli Gilauri who is...
The London Clinic opens cardio-oncology service
A cardio-oncology service has opened at The London Clinic, led by consultant cardiologist Dr Arjun Ghosh (pictured).
The service assesses the cardiac risks to patients...
Leaders at neurological hospital failed to understand challenges, says CQC
The CQC has criticised the leadership of a specialist service for the assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of adults with neurological conditions in Salisbury after...
Newly launched at-home healthcare company plans UK expansion
Health Tech Solutions Group (HTS Group) has announced plans to expand its footprint in the UK and Ireland with seven new locations by the...
The new NHS relationship: complex and flexible
David Hare talks about the gargantuan task of mobilising independent sector hospitals to help the NHS tackle the Covid-19 outbreak
It is now over a...
HM meets…Mark Randerson
Challenges have been mounting for private practitioners since the Paterson case and now Covid-19 has seen many return to the NHS frontline and lose...
Healthcode figures suggest further record growth and emerging opportunities for independent providers
The Covid-19 pandemic caused a ‘blip’ rather than a change in long term demand for private healthcare, with strong recovery across the board and...