Health sector on the mend

The good times are returning. That is the verdict of a survey of UK healthcare businesses published by Grant Thornton LLP last month.A massive 90%...

WPA launches NHS supplement

Health insurer WPA has launched a new top-up plan designed to supplement the NHS by providing ‘extra’ benefits ranging from top-up cancer drugs to...

Health Insurance Counter Fraud Group challenges GMC decisions

The Health Insurance Counter Fraud Group (HICFG) has challenged the ability of the General Medical Council (GMC) to effectively regulate the medical profession after...

Lansley: Darzi centres will be transferred to consortia

Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has said that GP consortia will have to honour Darzi centre contracts once they take over commissioning.Speaking at the RCGP...

Independent sector reputation confirmed in HPA report

The independent acute hospital sector’s ongoing reputation for the management of hospital acquired infection has again been rubber-stamped following the publication of new data...

Partners will build and run community hospitals

Healthcare development and management company Arkanum has entered into a strategic alliance with building investor and developer MedicX in a bid to build and...

Decline in formal admissions to independent sector

The number of compulsory admissions to independent mental health hospitals fell by almost 2% to 2,717 last year despite growing numbers of patients detained...

Shaky results as HCL share price plummets

Healthcare Locums (HCL) has released a worrying set of interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2010. The company recorded revenue of £76.4m,...

Start up costs and suspension deepen losses at Clinicenta

The suspension of a major contract has pushed losses deeper at independent sector treatment centre (ISTC) provider Clinicenta.Turnover at the Carillion-owned company increased almost...

Turnover rises at ICS

Increased demand for temporary nursing staff has fuelled a 10% rise in turnover for flexible staffing provider Independent Clinical Services Ltd.The company, which specialises...