Hospital to close after eleventh hour collapse of rescue deal

The King Edward VII Hospital in Midhurst has lost its three-year battle for survival after final stage negotiations for a rescue plan devised by...

Acute hospitals facing ‘irresistible’ pressures from competitive market

Doctors could leave the NHS to set up chambers which sell their services to NHS and private hospitals, according to new report which was...

Abbey Park under threat from reduced theatre access

Abbey Park hospital in Barrow Furness could be under the threat of closure due to a dispute over access to theatre space at the...

BMI opens new hospital in Coventry

BMI Healthcare has officially opened its £24m new build hospital in Walsgrave Coventry with a ribbon-cutting ceremony performed by Sir Digby Jones, director of...

Flexible staffing provider launches incentive scheme

Specialist staffing provider Advantage Healthcare has launched a loyalty scheme across all 27 of its branches.Under the incentive scheme, employees will be rewarded with...

UHE GP contract put on hold after judge orders judicial review

UnitedHealth Europe (UHE) has been prevented from signing contracts to take over the running of the Creswell primary care centre in Derbyshire after a...

Hospital to close after eleventh hour collapse of rescue deal

The King Edward VII Hospital in Midhurst has lost its three-year battle for survival after final stage negotiations for a rescue plan devised by...

Government launches new Mental Health Bill

The Department of Health (DH) has dropped its controversial Mental Health Bill and published a new shorter Bill to amend the Mental Health Act...

Independent providers seek representation by NHS Confederation

A signal that the independent healthcare sector is becoming more closely integrated with the NHS has emerged with confirmation by the NHS Confederation that...

BUPA criticised over MRI network

BUPA Insurance’s new specialist MRI network has been described as a ‘shambles’ by hospital providers after it emerged that some units on the insurer’s...