Priory opens Norwich Clinic

The Priory Group has opened a specialist unit in Norfolk offering treatment and therapy for a range of mental health problems including depression, anxiety,...

IHAS offers cautious welcome to Responsible Officer guidance

Draft regulations and guidance on the role of the Responsible Officer (RO) issued by the Department of Health (DH) is ‘complicated and confusing’ claims...

Private Healthcare has shrunk relative to the NHS under Labour

The proportion of elective hospital activity which is privately funded has tumbled under the Labour government due to massive growth in NHS activity, according...

HCA results another boost for independent sector

Further indications that demand for private hospital treatment is holding up in spite of the recession have emerged after London-based HCA International Ltd reported...

Psychiatrists lead on quality and choice, as work on mental health tariffs progresses

The Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych) is said to be actively debating a position statement on choice in mental health, coming into line with...

Legally speaking – The changing procurement landscape

The procurement landscape is changing with an ever increasing number of challenges to procurement processes. The healthcare sector is by no means immune from this...

Worldwide explosion in dementia predicted

Over 100m people worldwide will be living with dementia by 2050, according to the latest estimates contained in a report from Alzheimer’s Disease International...

Nottingham care beds for swine flu support

Proposals put forward by Nottingham City primary care trust (PCT) have suggested that empty beds in council-owned care homes could be used to treat...

Kelly to sit in throne at King’s Fund

The King’s Fund has announced that Sir Christopher Kelly will take over as its new chairman in autumn 2010 following the end of Sir...

Could Care UK interest spark an investment revival?

A jump in share value at Care UK last month led the provider to reveal that private equity investor Bridgepoint Capital had approached with...