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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...

BUPA back in hospital market with Cromwell acquisition

BUPA has re-entered the UK private hospital market less than a year after it sold its 25-strong hospital portfolio to Cinven for £1.44bn following...

New appointment for consulting service

Pension, benefits and HR consulting firm Aon Consulting has appointed Charlotte Bray, a specialist consultant in occupational health and qualified nurse, to work on...

Another record year for BUPA

BUPA has reported another year of record profits after announcing a 19% rise in underlying pre tax surplus to £428.9m for the year ended...