South West ISTC scheme moves closer to finalisation

Hopes have been raised that UK Specialist Hospitals’ (UKSH) ISTC contract in the South West will proceed to financial close after South West NHS...

News in brief

Weight loss and obesity among top web searchesFive of the top twenty health and medical searches on the internet and three of the twenty...

Alliances closes five-year PET scanning contract

Alliance Medical has reached financial close on its five-year contract to provide PET/CT scanning services for primary care trusts (PCTs) in the north of...

NHS private patient numbers

Jim Devine asked (25 February 2008: Column 1218W) how many private operations were carried out in NHS premises in 2007.Ben Bradshaw: We do not...

Mixing NHS and private treatment

Anne Milton asked (29 February 2008: Column 1978W) if the health secretary will place copies in the Library of all guidance the Department of...

Choose and Book abused to meet 18-week targets

NHS hospitals across England are openly abusing the electronic choose and book appointment system in a bid to meet the government’s flagship 18-week referral-to-treatment...

Ramsay strong at half-year

Australian hospital operator Ramsay Healthcare Limited has released its first set of financial results since acquiring Capio UK last year.The Sydney-listed, St. Leonards New South...

Primecare secures GP contract

Out-of-hours primary care provider Primecare has secured a contract to run extended GP services in Middlesborough.Under the deal, the Nestor-owned company will provide GP...

New face at Treasury

HM Treasury has announced the appointment of Helen Bailey as its new director of public services.Ms Bailey, who moves to the Treasury from Islington...

Focus: Managing a weighty problem – Childhood obesity

The true scale of the nation's childhood obesity problem has been exposed by the government's National Child Measurement Programme, one of the most comprehensive...