Therapy can prevent weight gain

Researchers in Spain have published a report which claims that early behavioural intervention (EBI) is able to prevent a significant amount of the weight...

Employees fear stigma of admitting mental illness

Employees are reluctant to admit to mental health problems because of the stigma attached to mental health in the workplace, according to UnumProvident.A survey...

Strong performance set to continue at Groupama

Groupama has announced a 38% increase in profit at its UK operations. The company, which acquired Clinicare in November last year, reported pre-tax profits...

Britons choose hygiene over waiting lists as main benefit of PMI

Access to clean hospitals has come out as the top reason for purchasing PMI for the second year in a row. According to BUPA...

DH acquires Partnerships for Health

The Department of Health (DH) is set to become the sole owner of Partnerships for Health (PfH), the public-private partnership set up to encourage...

Opica set to acquire Capio

The sale of pan-European hospital group Capio AB looks imminent after the board of directors recommended an increased offer from private equity consortium Opica,...

BUPA interims boosted by international performance

BUPA has published its interim results for the first time. The Group, which incorporates hospitals, care homes, international and UK insurance, reported a 12.4%...

Year of change at Covenant

The cosmetic surgery, private hospitals and psychiatric clinics group Covenant Healthcare saw turnover grow to £59m in the year to 30 September 2005 (2004:...

Positive results from HCL

Healthcare Locums (HCL), the specialist healthcare recruitment agency, has announced a 65% increase in turnover for the six months ended 30 June. The company,...

Riding together for better patient care

Staff and patients at the Huntercombe Group’s mental health hospital in Roehampton and South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust will...