Blackstone exit clearly no harm as Southern Cross buys Life Style Care and Focus

The US private equity group Blackstone has sold its remaining stake in Southern Cross Healthcare, marking the end of a two and half year...

PCs as GPs for cCBT

Computer-delivered therapy for people who suffer from mild depression and anxiety will be available as an alternative to medication and traditional face-to-face counselling from...

Mental Health Services: Private Sector

Douglas Carswell asked the Secretary of State for Health (8 Mar 2007: Column 2213W) how much funding from the public purse for treatment in...

High Court showdown for NICE decision

Drug manufacturers and campaign groups have been given the greenlight to take the government’s healthcare advisory body to court over its rulings concerning the...

Design team for FSHC

Four Seasons Heath Care has backed its commitment to a multi-million pound improvement project by appointing a new in-house design team. Denzil Hughes has...

GE Healthcare Euro team

GE Healthcare Financial Services, the backer of private hospitals and long term care providers with €12bn of assets worldwide, has strengthened its European presence...

April brings advocacy changes for mentally infirm

Providers of care and support for service users who lack mental capacity should ensure they are familiar with the new Mental Health Act (2005)...

New era for Capsticks

Capsticks’ founding partner, Brian Capstick, has announced he is to retire on 30 April.During 26 years at the helm of the law firm, Brian...

New hospital sees Cambian Healthcare top the table in female rehabilitation

Cambian Healthcare has become the largest independent provider of specialist female psychiatric rehabilitation in the UK, with the opening of the St Teilo House...

Consolidation of ISTC providers intensifies as Care UK acquires Mercury

Further signs of consolidation in the independent sector treatment centre (ISTC) market emerged last month after Care UK announced it had acquired Mercury Health...