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...

Wide disparities found in GP funding

There is a massive variation in how much primary care trusts pay GP practices, with some trusts paying up to £50 more per head,...

Approach GPCos with caution say analysts

Analysts have questioned the wisdom of private providers of primary care services focusing all their efforts on joint venture GP partnerships (GPCos) due to...

Raphael funds further expansion

Mental health services provider Raphael Healthcare is expanding its Newark-based Farndon unit with an additional five beds, taking total capacity to 46.The new beds...

New chief for both Aviva’s UK operations

Aviva plans to bring its two UK insurance businesses closer by appointing Mark Hodges as chief executive officer for both companies from the beginning...