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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...
BMI lands wing contract
Adding another asset to its already sizable portfolio, BMI Healthcare has been awarded the contract to manage the Coombe Wing private patients unit within...
Third joint cancer venture for HCA
HCA International has joined forces with Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust to develop Essex’s first comprehensive private patient cancer treatment centre,...
Over 50s PMI priorities change
The healthcare needs of the over 50s are changing with hygiene and comfort in hospitals becoming more important to this age group, according to...
Affinity award sets independent provider precedent
Affinity Healthcare has become the first independent provider to win the National Association of Psychiatric Intensive Care and Low Secure Unit’s (NAPICU) team of...
Tesco private health scan scheme prompts backlash
In what may have been intended as a well-meaning exercise in promoting wellness amongst its customers, Tesco plc’s partnership with reputable private CT health...
Massive leap in ECN demand
The number of NHS patients opting to be treated in independent hospitals has rocketed in the past six months under the Extended Choice Network...
Alliance appoints operations chief
Alliance Medical has appointed Keith Rowling as chief operating officer to oversee the final stages of the integration process following last year’s merger with...
Autism rates in adults the same as in children, yet support dubbed ‘woefully inadequate’
In what the NHS claims it the world’s first study into the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) among adults, new statistics show that...



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