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DH announces FESC winners
The Department of Health has announced the 14 independent companies approved to provide commissioning services to the NHS.
Insurers BUPA and AXA PPP are among...
GPs behaviour the biggest barrier to patient choice
GP behaviour is the biggest single stumbling block to patients being offered a choice of hospital, the Healthcare Commission warned last month.The watchdog’s annual...
Government still committed to reform says senior DH official
The government remains committed to its reform programme and is still moving towards a pluralistic NHS, a senior Department of Health (DH) official said...
GPs ‘unconvinced’ by private provision
GPs remain largely opposed to the creation of a market in primary care, although many believe independent sector providers could play a limited role...
Talking therapies to see £170m annual spend
The government will spend £170m a year on psychological therapies by 2010, health secretary Alan Johnson announced last month.
In a move which will boost...
Charity to manage GOSH private patient business
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust is considering creating a separate charity to manage its international business to avoid the caps on...
John & Lizzie’s in good health
The Hospital of St John & St Elizabeth increased its incoming resources and added to the value of its funds in the year ended...
Renewed optimism at Tetbury
Having stepped back from the brink of closure last year (HMN November 2006) Tetbury Hospital Trust has reported much improved results.In the year ended...
McIndoe Surgical Centre improves but remains a concern for auditors
The McIndoe Surgical Centre, the East Grinstead based specialist plastic surgery operation managed by BMI Healthcare, recorded a profit for the nine months to...
New directors at Raphael Healthcare
Specialist residential mental healthcare provider for women, Raphael Healthcare has announced three personnel moves. Paula Holdsworth, who was previously hospital director, has been promoted...
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