GP consortia plans tweaked in reforms facelift

David Cameron’s coalition government has been forced to concede to a number of demands relating to its controversial NHS reforms, in particular in the...

Improvements at The Cromwell

Bupa-owned Medical Services International (MSI), which operates London’s Cromwell Hospital, has reported much improved financial results for the year ended 31 December 2010.The company...

IHAS to run independent sector medical appraisal pilot

Independent Healthcare Advisory Services (IHAS) has been awarded a scheme to run an independent sector medical appraisal pilot in conjunction with partners the Independent...

Independent providers should look at partnering GPs

Independent providers and GPs should try and overcome their natural suspicions of one another and look at developing partnerships.Ross Clark, a partner at law...

DCM going steady

Optical and dental care group DCM (Optical Holdings) has recorded steady results for the year ended January 1 2011. The group saw turnover increase year-on-year...

Separate accounts for PPUs to become mandatory

The coalition government has stated that it will require foundation trusts to produce separate accounts for NHS and private-funded services within Private Patient Units...

Vanguard records loss

Mobile theatre operator Vanguard Healthcare Solutions has reported a heavy loss for the year ended 31 December 2010. The loss for the year after...

Circle lists

Circle Holdings Plc, which owns 50.1% of Circle Healthcare Ltd, has listed on London Stock Exchange’s AIM, raising £45.3m in the process.The company issued...

Care Fertility Group results

The UK’s largest independent fertility services provider, Care Fertility Group has posted a 19.5% leap in revenue to £17.5m for the year ended 31...

90% of contracts signed

Around 90% of ECN contracts transferred to the new Standard Contract in time for the 1 July deadline despite earlier fears the move could...