Many doctors still struggling with Choose and Book

The British Medical Association (BMA) has claimed that doctors are still struggling with choose and book, with some finding the system completely unworkable.The BMA...

Tribal to support IAPT in London

Tribal has been appointed to support a landmark mental health initiative Working for Wellness.The initiative is a three-year programme for Improving Access to Psychological...

Independent providers join hand hygiene campaign

A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) and the Independent Healthcare Advisory Services (IHAS) providing IHAS members...

GHP opens first UK clinic

Global Health Partner (GHP), the Swedish healthcare provider backed by Conservative peer Lord Ashcroft, has opened its first specialist obesity clinic in the UK.The...

Independent providers contributing to improvements in the NHS

Independent sector providers’ entry into the NHS market has helped to spread innovation and advance the quality agenda across the health service, according to...

Tunbridge Wells goes full Circle

The current economic crisis has failed to hamper the on-going expansion of Circle Health’s portfolio, despite the recent warnings of its founder Dr Ali...

Personal health budget pilots announced

The Department of Health (DH) has announced that it will launch a pilot programme for personal health budgets as part of the Health Bill.Primary...

NHS 18-week health policy dubbed ‘unsustainable’

The government’s flagship 18-week referral to treatment target (RTT) is already under threat from a predicted rise in demand and the soaring cost of...

State-dominated healthcare plagued by waste, says think tank

The NHS is one of the worst examples of state-dominated healthcare in the developed world, and is ‘plagued by waste, inefficiency, under-investment and rationing...

First purpose-built surgical decontamination unit opened

The UK’s first purpose-built surgical decontamination centre has been opened in Radlett, Hertfordshire by SterilPlus. The centre is the first of four units to be...