Richard Jones leaves Spire in mini purge

Richard Jones has parted company with Spire Healthcare as part of what appears to be a mini purge of senior directors. The company’s former commercial...

CIGNA criticised for self-referral plans

Corporate health and wellbeing provider Blossoms Healthcare has criticised plans by one of the main PMI providers to offer members self-referral for physiotherapy.Under plans...

Ashley House acquires Sapphire Primary Care Developments

Specialist primary care construction and management company Ashley House has acquired Sapphire Primary Care Developments (SPDC) from Lloydspharmacy for £6.8m. In addition, AH Medical Properties...

Palamon acquires ADP in £136m deal

Dental services provider ADP has been acquired by mid-market private equity firm Palamon Capital Partners in a deal worth £136m. Palamon, which bought Spanish elderly...

Recruitment firms on the defensive as trusts urged to review agency staff

Specialist recruitment agencies are urging the NHS not to make them a scapegoat for its own failings as the health service looks to make...

DH expects new rights to be ‘cost neutral’

Few patients are expected to exercise their new right to seek redress from their primary care trust (PCT) if it breaches the 18-week waiting...

Three Shires gets £3m facelift

The BMI Three Shires Hospital is undergoing a £3m refurbishment programme to expand and modernise its departments.The programme will create several new facilities for...

Healthcare boosts revenues at Care UK

Health and social care provider Care UK has received a shot in the arm from the spectacular performance of its healthcare division following the...

Hospital at centre of collapsed fraud case goes into administration

The former chief executive of a specialist mental health provider in Norwich has called for an independent inquiry into the handling of a failed...

IHAS offers positive response to DH consultations

Independent Healthcare Advisory Services (IHAS) has offered a positive response to two recent consultation documents focused on maintaining and enhancing patient safety.In response to...