Fresenius acquires leading German hospital operator

German-based global healthcare company Fresenius AG has acquired HELIOS Kliniken GmbH, one of Germany’s largest independent hospital groups, for an enterprise value of €1.5bn...

Cygnet announces £40m expansion

Mental health services provider Cygnet Health Care has unveiled a £40m expansion project which will see the company’s portfolio jump to 14 hospitals with...

Priory goes Dutch

Acute psychiatric hospitals operated by the Priory Group have been listed as approved providers of specialist care for treatment of addictions and eating disorders...

Southend ISTC

Mark Francois asked the secretary of state for health (5 October 2005: Column 2815W) what the expected opening date is of the diagnostic and...

Diagnostic scans

Kevan Jones asked the secretary of state for health (10 October 2005: Column 208W) what percentage of diagnostic scans in the NHS she expects...

Diagnostic capacity

Kevan Jones asked the secretary of state for health (20 October 2005: Column 1167W) whether the capacity planning exercise conducted with strategic health authorities...

Locations of ISTCs

Clive Efford asked the secretary of state for health (31 October 2005: Column 851W) how the locations of new independent sector treatment centres (ISTCs)...

Castlebeck opens new unit near Coventry

Castlebeck has opened a 25-bed treatment and rehabilitation centre with separate facilities for males and females near Coventry. Arden Vale is a 25-bed, purpose-built...

NHS Mental health units get £130m upgrade

NHS mental health facilities have been given a £130m boost to update inpatient wards and psychiatric intensive care units (PICUs). The capital investment, announced by...

BUPA forced to abandon changes to consultants’ fee schedule

BUPA Insurance has backed down on plans to introduce widespread changes to its fee structure for consultants. The insurer said it had ‘reluctantly concluded’ that...