Increased activity boosts income at Inhealth

Diagnostics provider Inhealth Group Ltd has announced a 14% increase in turnover to £46.7m from continuing operations on the back of a solid rise...

Standard Life launches flexible product for individuals

Standard Life Healthcare has launched a flexible individual insurance product designed to give subscribers more control over their premiums.Personal Healthcare enables subscribers to build...

Apex Dental Care secures £13m for national expansion programme

Worthing-based Apex Dental Care has announced plans to expand its dental business nationwide after securing £13m in funding from Bank of Scotland Corporate.The company,...

Proposed community service reforms prompt varied responses

Effective commissioning has dominated discussions surrounding the forthcoming transformation of community services (TCS) agenda (HMN June 2009), but a degree of flexibility on the...

ISTC standards

Stephen O’Brien asked (7 July 2009: Column 698W) which independent sector treatment centres (ISTCs) were assessed by the Healthcare Commission as being compliant and...

Hospital sector looks resilient as Spire reports solid results boosted by more NHS work

Further evidence that the independent hospital sector remains resilient in the face of the downturn emerged last month after Spire Healthcare reported solid results,...

ISTC hygiene

Stephen O’Brien asked (8 July 2009: Column 872W) when it is expected that all NHS and independent sector treatment centres will be compliant with...

New partner promotions at Hempsons

Health and social care law firm Hempsons has promoted two of its solicitors to partners bringing its total number of partners to 48.Jamie Foster...

‘Reduce red tape’ plea from healthcare providers

The bureaucratic burden of regulation, inspection and accreditation on both the NHS and independent healthcare sectors is getting worse, despite myriad initiatives to reduce...

Storm over ‘reverse auctions’ for NHS funded placements

The latest round of on-line bidding as part of the procurement of NHS funded nursing home placements has caused controversy, with the notion of...