GPs should reclaim responsibility for out-of-hours care

General Practice should take back responsibility for the provision of round the clock care using practice based commissioning to ensure that patients’ needs are...

High Street chemists to offer GP-style services

The new Building On Strengths – Delivering The Future white paper heralds a marked shift in the role of high-street chemists, as the government...

Scottish minister urged to change legislation

GPs in Scotland have urged the country’s SNP government to alter legislation that could enable private companies to enter the primary care market.The SNP...

OHE urges faster roll-out of outcomes measurement

The NHS could and should move faster to routinely collect and analyse patient outcome data for the majority of its activities, according to the...

Brokers support calls for claims data sharing

Groupama Healthcare has said its campaign for claims sharing in the small group PMI sector is gathering momentum after a survey showed that the...

Operating loss at Quest Quest Diagnostics Limited recorded an operating loss for...

The statements for the clinical and routine trials subsidiary of NYSE listed Quest Diagnostics Inc, are hardly current but were signed off by the...

New board members at BHSF

Health insurer BHSF has appointed two non-executive directors following a review of its corporate governance. David Oxtoby teaches corporate governance and strategic management at...

Providers left in limbo as decisions on ISTCs are devolved to SHAs

Three independent sector treatment centre schemes (ISTCs) remained in limbo last month after the Department of Health (DH) announced that decisions over their future...

Doctors open cosmetic clinic in Nottingham

A new clinic specialising in cosmetic, medical and spa treatments has been opened in Nottingham by two Harley Street doctors.The Body Perfect Clinic, which...

WPA launches Health-e-ISA scheme

Health insurer WPA has launched a new product that works in conjunction with tax efficient savings such as ISAs to offer customers reduced premiums.The...