BUPA Wellness launches mole screening service

BUPA Wellness has launched a new mole screening service in association with The MOLE ClinicT, the UK’s leading independent diagnostic centre for skin cancer.The...

Choice in mental health

Lynne Jones asked (19 July 2007: Column 635W) what choices were being offered to mental health service users. Ivan Lewis: The Department of Health...

New government already reversing public sector reforms, says report

The initial decisions of Gordon Brown’s new government represent a reversal of key public sector reform policies and will put further pressure on public...

Has healthcare become infected with the wrong words?

By David Mobbs, group chief executive, Nuffield HospitalsThe last few years have been a period of intense change for the independent healthcare sector. Much of...

Former Netcare CEO joins Virgin Group

Mark Adams has been appointed managing director of Virgin Health Centres, a new business being set up by multinational giant Virgin Group which will...

Companies want plans to meet a range of healthcare needs

The rising cost of healthcare is the biggest barrier for companies looking to invest in the health of their workforce, according to new research...

Closures and new services at Capio Nightingale

Capio Nightingale has closed two of its facilities in Liverpool in London. It is thought that Cambian is in the process of acquiring the loss-making...

Challenges ahead for 18-week target

More patients are being seen within the government’s 18-week referral to treatment target, but considerable challenges remain, particularly in trauma and orthopaedics.According to the...

Management appointment at Woodlands

The Woodlands Hospital in Darlington has appointed Debbie Dobbs as director of operations. Formerly with the Cleveland Nuffield Hospital in Stockton on Tees, Ms...

St Andrews and Cygnet dissolve joint venture

Charitable mental health hospital provider St Andrew’s Healthcare and Cygnet Healthcare Limited have come to an amicable agreement to dissolve their acute psychiatry joint...