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NHS paying 20% ‘premium’ for independent sector mental health services
The NHS paid a ‘premium’ of 20% for independent sector mental health services in 2004/05, little different to the previous year’s 19%, according to...
Government announces new pilot sites for talking therapies
The Department of Health (DH) has announced the creation of two pilot sites to test better access to talking therapies for people suffering from...
Groupama launches PMI product for SMEs
Groupama Healthcare has launched its first PMI product since its acquisition of Clinicare last year in a move which it says brings the two...
ABI figures show rise in demand for PMI
Fresh evidence that the PMI market continues to thrive despite falling NHS waiting lists emerged last month as the Association of British Insurers (ABI)...
UK’s self employed overestimate cost of PMI
Britain’s self employed are ill-informed over the costs of private medical insurance, with 74% unable to accurately estimate the cost of a PMI policy....
Workplace absence falls to 18-year low
Workplace absence cost the UK economy over £13bn in 2005 despite falling to its lowest level since 1987, according to the latest annual CBI/AXA...
NAO reports on £15m cancellation of Paddington Health Campus
The diverging clinical and financial interests of the two NHS trusts involved in the failed Paddington Health Campus was a key factor in the...
Refinancing represented poor deal for NHS
The refinancing of the Norfolk and Norwich PFI hospital project represented a poor deal for the NHS whilst ‘lining the pockets of investors’, according...
Equion secures Scotland’s biggest PFI hospital scheme
Equion Ltd, a division of John Laing plc, has been appointed by NHS Forth Valley to develop a £300m new acute hospital at Larbert,...
Carillion wins St Bart’s facilities management deal
Carillion’s Sovereign Hospital Services has secured a £330m facilities management contract as part of the redevelopment of St Bartholomew’s Hospital and the Royal London...
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