GPs get the boot as private sector steps in

Primary care firm Harmoni will take over an out-of-hours contract in Islington after GP-led Camidoc was absolved of its duties because of financial mismanagement. In...

Alan Pilgrim departs Alliance

Alan Pilgrim has stood down as chief executive of Alliance Medical ‘to pursue other interests’.Alliance owner Dubai International Capital (DIC) has appointed Deloitte to...

Bupa Health &?Wellbeing sales director

Bupa Health and Wellbeing UK has appointed Tony Wood as sales director.Mr Wood joins Bupa UK from Bupa Australia, where he has held the...

Blossoms commercial manager

Corporate healthcare specialists Blossoms Healthcare has appointed Claire McCusker as commercial manager, to support the development and growth of the business. Ms McCusker joins...

Care UK CEO anointed as trustee

Mike Parish, chief executive of Care UK, has been appointed as a trustee for the NHS Confederation.The Confederation represents over 95% of public healthcare...

Positive Partnerships in Care

Partnerships in Care has announced an increase in turnover of 14.5% to £187.9m and a 37.3% rise in operating profit to £45.6m in its...

Choice’s new developments

Specialist care provider Choice Care Group has completed additional work on three existing satellite developments in Berkshire and Southampton which mark a move towards...

Healthcare Homes appointment

Residential care provider Healthcare Homes has appointed Angela Abdallah to run its Beaumonth Park home in Bedfordshire. The appointment fills the vacancy when James...

CQC facing clipped wings, while PCTs face the chop

The Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition has released a White Paper outlining a number of reforms across the health and social care sector which sound the...

Mental health protected from spending cuts

Therapies designed to help treat and support common mental health conditions will receive further funding from the government after Health Secretary Andrew Lansley this...