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More providers invited to join choice network
The Department of Health (DH) has announced plans to expand the range of independent hospitals offered on patient choice menus.
Providers not already on the...
Net profit doubles at Fresenius
Fresenius Medical Care Renal Services Limited more than doubled its post-tax profits last year, according to the latest accounts filed at Companies House.During the...
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...
Priory Group sells a third of equity base
Scandinavian healthcare company Global Health Partner Plc (GHP) has entered the UK mental health sector after its owner Lord Ashcroft acquired a substantial stake...
What future for dementia strategies?
Some of the government’s heads of health, including NHS chief executive David Nicholson, were subjected to an interrogation by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC)...
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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