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New CEO at Affinity
Affinity Healthcare has announced the appointment of Tommy MacDonald Milner as its new chief executive. Mr MacDonald Milner’s healthcare career started in 1988 when...
PMI providers still failing to provide comprehensive cancer cover
PMI providers have come under fire for failing to provide clarity on cancer cover in their policies.
According to a study by national cancer charity...
Stomach surgery sees swell in figures The numbers of patients undergoing weight-loss...
And private providers such as Spire Healthcare, who do not offer weight-loss procedures to NHS patients, also witnessed a considerably greater volume, reporting a...
Westover opens third London clinic
Private primary care provider Westover Medical has opened its third clinic in West London.
The Notting Hill Clinic will be managed by Dr Tim Evans,...
AXA PPP launches policy for under-18s
AXA PPP Healthcare has launched a new PMI policy designed specifically for children. ‘First Healthcare’ costs £9.99 a month and covers early access to...
New PICU opens at Raphael’s Farndon unit
Raphael Healthcare has extended its flagship facility in Newark with an eight-bed psychiatric intensive care unit (PICU).The company made the decision to add the...
No mention of polyclinics in new primary care strategy
Better integrated primary and community care services will not necessarily involve the creation of large-scale ‘super-surgeries’ or polyclinics, the government indicated last month.Setting out...
Hinchingbrooke Hospital’s contact put out to tender
Recent reports suggesting the delivery of medical services for Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Huntingdonshire will soon be taken over by a private provider may have...
Caesarean sections and CT scans are the top procedures for expats
Caesarean sections and CT scans are the most common privately funded procedures amongst expatriates in most global regions, according to data from Bupa International.The...
Refocused Spire on firm footing for 2008
Sharper procurement, smaller infrastructure and improved cost control have put Spire Healthcare on a solid footing for 2008, the company said last month.Announcing its...
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