PCTs to advertise tenders on new procurement website

A new website designed to ‘hook up’ NHS commissioners and healthcare providers is going live this month. The new procurement portal, NHS Supply2Health was announced...

Private firm plans new cancer treatment chain

A pan-European imaging, dialysis and oncology specialist has unveiled plans to open a £20m cancer clinic in Hampshire. Private equity owned Euromedic has applied for...

BMI buys Oxford Clinic

BMI Healthcare has acquired the Oxford Clinic for Specialist Surgery from US based Ascent for an undisclosed sum. The clinic’s consultant founding partners will retain...

The enemy within?

Dr Laurence Buckman has been portrayed as a dangerous trade unionist on a par with Arthur Scargill, but is he really the enemy of...

New head at Grant Thornton

Grant Thornton has appointed Sean Croston as head of healthcare.Mr Croston provides practical advice to both the public and private healthcare sectors, and has...

NHS Trust acquires Nuffield hospital

Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust has acquired Nuffield Health’s Hull hospital in a move which it said would enable it to increase...

Independent Healthcare Award Winners

Laing & Buisson’s third Independent Healthcare Awards 2008 were held last month at The Brewery in London. This year’s winners are:Medical Practice Dr Nicholas...

Nuffield Warwickshire begins multi-million pound refurbishment

Newly named Nuffield Health has embarked on a multi-million pound development programme to refurbish its 43-bed Warwickshire hospital in Leamington Spa.The programme, which began...

New CEO at BUPA Cromwell Hospital

BUPA Cromwell Hospital has appointed Michele Lahey as chief executive officer.Ms Lahey, who takes over from Hume Martin, has 20 years experience in hospital...

New chief executive at Westfield

Health insurance provider Westfield Health has announced the appointment of Jill Davies as chief executive.Ms Davies, currently deputy chief executive, will be replacing Graham...