Unity needed now more than ever says IHAS

With White Paper consultations drawing to a close and the government anxious to pursue its full and complex agenda for healthcare, the independent sector...

IMS writing prescription for Dr Foster?

Following last month’s news that the government had launched a review of its healthcare data organisation Dr Foster Intelligence (CCMN August/September 2010), rumours have...

ILC-UK: government must join the great debate

ILC-UK has published a discussion paper, The Future of Health, which says that the government must begin to explore long term options for paying...

Personalisation is the future

Independent sector mental healthcare providers have a ‘moral obligation’ to provide personalisation to patients, according to a number of industry figures.Simon Blunden, commercial director...

PiC secures prison contract

Partnerships in Care (PiC) has been awarded a psychiatric in-reach service contract for three prisons in the Norfolk area under which it will provide...

Deputy director at Raphael

Raphael Healthcare has strengthened the team at its Farndon unit with the appointment of Deborah Lowe as its deputy hospital director. Ms Lowe joins...

Independent Healthcare Awards 2010

The fifth annual Independent Healthcare Awards, held in the grand surrounds of the Hilton Park Lane served once again to show just how many...

Independent sector better placed to provide mental health care

The NHS is at an ‘intrinsic disadvantage’ when it comes to the provision of mental health care compared to the independent sector, according to...

Alzheimer’s costs bigger than GDP of Belgium

The total estimated worldwide costs of dementia are to hit US$604b (£388bn) in 2010, or 1% of global GDP, according to the World Alzheimer...

Telehealth gets own home

The University of Warwick and NHS West Midlands have joined forces to establish the new Institute of Digital Healthcare, a body which will champion...