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DH launches global health strategyThe Department of Health has launched a new strategy for tackling global health issues.
Underpinned by £12m over the next five...
Is healthcare a safe haven as financial crisis deepens?
Historically, healthcare has been something of a safe haven for investors during periods of economic gloom.
People get old and people get ill regardless of...
Access to physiotherapists unlikely to impact on private providers
Moves to enable NHS patients to self-refer to allied health professionals (AHPs) such as physiotherapists and dieticians are unlikely to dent demand for private...
Norwich Union launches anti-fraud drive
Norwich Union Healthcare is adopting measures used in the NHS to crack down on fraudulent activity among healthcare providers.The insurer will be working with...
PiC opens Warrington hospital
Partnerships in Care (PiC) has officially opened its new Arbury Court hospital in Warrington.Located on the old Delph Park Hospital site, which PiC acquired...
PCTs fail to use GP contract levers to improve access
Primary care trusts (PCTs) have failed to attract new GP pratices into under-doctored areas because they are not proficient commissioners, according to a cross...
Healthcode takes a blow as insurers pull out
Private medical practitioners may be quick to embrace the latest advances in their fields, but by comparison the PMI sector can appear somewhat Luddite...
Ramsay UK division exceeds expectations
Ramsay Healthcare has reported solid performance from its UK division, saying it had exceeded expectations in 2008.In its first annual report since entering the...
Westover Medical to buck the trend?
Relative newcomer Westover Medical Ltd has entered the fray of what is the notoriously difficult private primary care market with admirable optimism.
Ignoring the sector’s...
Interhealth results reveal ISTC profitability
The first clear picture of the profitability of independent sector treatment centres (ISTCs) emerged last month after Canadian-owned Interhealth published an impressive set of...
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