PCTs can retain service provider functions

The government appears to have diluted its plans to force primary care trusts (PCTs) to cease direct service provision and focus on their roles...

DH announces £20m on PET scanning development

The Department of Health (DH) has announced it will spend an additional £20m on building new PET-CT scanning facilities over the next two years...

Spiralling cost of healthcare could prove unsustainable to world’s economies

Many of the world’s healthcare systems could be unsustainable in 15 years unless fundamental change occurs to check escalating costs and increasing demand, according...

DH sets out terms of reference for regulatory review

The Department of Health (DH) has set out the terms of reference for its wide-ranging review of the regulatory framework for the health and...

New radiology facility at Horder Centre

The Horder Centre, a registered charity specialising in planned orthopaedic surgery and the treatment of musculo-skeletal conditions, has opened a new purpose-built radiology facility,...

Task force set up to involve ‘third sector’ in healthcare delivery

The Department of Health (DH) is setting up a new taskforce to help not-for-profit and voluntary organisations, the so-called third sector, pitch for health...

NHS sees doubling of requests for independent complaints reviews

The number of people asking for their NHS complaint to be independently reviewed has more than doubled in the past year. The Healthcare Commission,...

Critical care seminar

The Independent Healthcare Forum (IHF) is holding a seminar on critical care on 9 December.The seminar will look at the latest report from the...

Craegmoor chief executive

Craegmoor Healthcare has appointed Ted Smith as chief executive following the sacking of John Newell.A member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, Smith has held...

IXIS appoints directors to head up healthcare division

Neal Ledger has been appointed managing director, head of real estate finance UK at IXIS Corporate & Investment Bank(IXIS CIB) in London, with a...