Profits up at Affinity

Specialist mental healthcare provider Affinity Hospitals, which is owned by funds managed by Duke Street Capital, grew bottom line profit by over 10% in...

St Andrews expands specialist services

St Andrew’s Healthcare has announced plans to expand its specialist services considerably over the next three years.The charitable mental health services provider, which recently...

Deepening losses at Isle of Wight Private Hospital

The Isle of Wight Private Hospital reported further losses for the year ended 31 October 2006, leading it to renegotiate its bank loans and...

Web-based antenatal screening service launched

A new internet based antenatal screening service designed to provide pregnant women with screening options not routinely offered by the NHS has been launched...

Investment income salvages year at WPA

The latest annual report from private medical insurance provider WPA presents a picture of a business beset by regulation, taxation and claims. Only the performance...

Bidding war set to break out for Oasis

AIM-listed dental services provider Oasis Healthcare Plc looked set to be at the centre of a bidding war this month after its largest shareholder,...

Patients would not use quality data to switch provider

The public wants more easy to understand information about the quality of NHS services but will not necessarily use it to switch service providers,...

Commissioners continuing to favour ‘NHS family’ in primary care provision

Alternative providers are being blocked from entering the primary care market by the ‘obstructive, disruptive and protectionist behaviours’ of existing NHS organisations, according to...

NHS buys former Nuffield hospital

The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals Foundation Trust has acquired the former Nuffield run Derwent Hospital for an undisclosed sum.The Trust already owned the...

Children on adult mental health wards

Annette Brooke asked (22 May 2007: Column 1104) how many children and young people diagnosed with mental ill health have been admitted to adult...