Patient choice figures remain low

Public awareness of patient choice remained stubbornly low in the run up to its launch in April, new figures from the Department of Health...

OFT clears Spire’s acquisition of Classic

Spire Healthcare’s acquisition of the Classic hospital group has been cleared by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).Spire said it was now proceeding with...

GPs already offering extended hours

New figures published by the Department of Health (DH) reveal the government is already making progress with its bid to extend GP opening hours.New...

BMA declares war on GP reforms.

Doctors’ leaders have today launched their fiercest attack yet on government plans to bring private providers into the primary care market after receiving overwhelming...

Verdict on NHS reforms published by Watchdog

The main findings of a report have revealed NHS reforms have improved management of the health service but need more time to deliver significant...

PCTs to begin talking therapies

Health minister Ivan Lewis has named the Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) which will roll out increased ‘talking therapy’ services thanks to a boosted government...

CancerPartners UK forms partnership with Spire Healthcare

CancerPartners UK announced today (16 June) that it has formed a partnership with Spire Healthcare to provide cutting edge cancer treatments on three Spire...

Addition at Christie & Co

Julie-Ann Bennett has joined the healthcare team at Christie & Co as a negotiator. The role will involve transacting property deals for residential and...

Dementia set to take majority of mental health spend

The costs related to dementia care will take up the lion’s share of a projected £47bn mental health bill within the next 20 years...

Cannabis bumped up a class

The government has ignored the advice of its official advisors and decided to push forward with plans to reclassify cannabis as a Class B...