Join thousands of sector professionals
Dementia research funding must triple
Two of the UK’s leading dementia charities have issued a joint statement urging the government to increase its commitment to scientific research into the...
Bupa accesses funding through new bond issue
A new seven year fixed rate bond priced at £350m was launched by Bupa Finance plc at the end of June and is expected...
Allied chairman
Allied Healthcare International, the US-based/UK-operating healthcare staffing provider has appointed Dr Jeffrey Peris as non-executive chairman of its board. Dr Peris has been a...
Primary care at a premium as GP retainers prevail
Despite a 2004 government ruling stating the payment of retainer fees should be abolished for all but enhanced services and management support, primary care...
Hospices question additional funding promise
Despite the fact that almost half of the country’s primary care trusts (PCTs) have chosen end of life care as one of their priority...
Voluntary sector
Adrian Sanders asked (17 June 2009: Column 381W) what steps the Department of Health (DH) is taking to develop the role of the voluntary...
No renewal for Netcare ISTC contract
Independent sector treatment centre (ISTC) providers whose contracts are coming up for renewal are bracing themselves for the fall-out from under-utilisation after it emerged...
Consultant chairman issues stark warnings over NHS future
The chairman of the British Medical Association’s (BMA) consultants’ committee has issued a rallying cry to consultants in the face of the economic crisis.
Addressing...
CCP publishes two interim reports on consultants’ work restrictions
As part of its ongoing study into restrictions imposed on NHS consultants’ non-contracted hours, the Co-operation and Competition Panel (CCP) has just published two...
NHS efficiency drive – a catalyst for change?
Lawyer Ross Griffiths speaks to Robert Potter about the commercial opportunities that could result from the latest NHS efficiency driveIn its recent publication Dealing...
©2026 All rights reserved LaingBuisson