Business as usual as potential buyers flock to New Victoria

Administrators for the New Victoria Hospital have denied reports that it is under threat of closure, saying that it is ‘business as usual’ at...

Cygnet opens two new facilities

Mental health services provider Cygnet Healthcare has continued to expand, opening two new units in England. The first is an £8.3m, 30-bed purpose built male...

Alliance Medical MD retires

Alliance medical managing director for the UK and Ireland Andrew Smith has retired.Mr Smith has led Alliance Medical for over three years, overseeing the...

Harley Medical posts rise in turnover

Mounting evidence from providers such as Transform and Hospital Medical Group suggests that the cosmetic surgery sector has been hit hard by the economic...

More impressive growth at Ambition

Ambition Recruitment Services Ltd has announced yet another massive leap in sales, riding on the huge growth in agency usage reported by the NHS...

Nestor beating forecasts

Nestor Healthcare Group continues to be buoyed by increased demand for its primary care and social care services. The company, which announced profits of £7.2...

Complaints increase endorses success of Code says IHAS

An increase in complaints contacts and complaints going to adjudication is emblematic of a system that is working more effectively – and not a...

Price pressure on mental health providers

NHS plans to make savings of £20bn a year are already having an impact on spending in the independent mental health sector. A number of...

Foundation Trust applications falter

Applications to set up Foundation Trusts have fallen behind schedule, leaving the prospect of an all-foundation trust future in doubt.Figures from HSJ, which analysed...

NHS needs commercial procurement skills

NHS procurement professionals believe that a mixture of public and private procurement skills will be necessary to meet NHS efficiency targets over the coming...