Building back stronger

Professor Green believes before the sector can move forward it needs to stabilise itself The Covid-19 crisis has had a huge impact on all aspects...

Spire ‘cautiously optimistic’ as FY20 results exceed analysts’ expectations

Spire Healthcare said today that it is ‘cautiously optimistic’ trading will return to pre-pandemic levels in 2021 as it reported FY20 results ahead of...

Inquiry to look at impact of Covid-19 on adult social care

A select committee inquiry has been launched to investigate how Covid-19 has impacted the adult social care sector and its long-term funding needs following...

How to survive a pandemic

Clinicians working on the frontline of the Covid-19 pandemic could risk ‘moral injury’ if their experiences clash with their ethical values. Dr Gabrielle Pendlebury,...

Government urged to act on clinical negligence claims

Plans should be put in place to manage the costs for outstanding clinical negligence claims to aid NHS recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. The Medical...

Care home residents to be allowed visitors

Care home residents will be allowed one visitor indoors from 8 March as part of the easing of lockdown restrictions. The move, which covers England,...

Private doctors worried about fall-out from Covid delays

The Medical Protection Society (MPS) is expecting a ‘significant number of claims, complaints and investigations’ into doctors working in private practice as a result of...

Organisations call for care home visits to resume

Easing lockdown restrictions should include plans to reunite care home residents with their families. The National Care Forum (NCF), Age UK, Relatives and Residents Association,...

Nuffield Health partners with NHS Trust to offer Covid support

Nuffield Health has partnered with Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust to offer extra support during the Covid-19 pandemic. The health and wellbeing provider has seconded 28...

PHIN data shows private healthcare admissions close to near-normal by end of 2020

Admissions to private healthcare facilities reached close to near-normal in December, according to the latest figures published by the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN).   The data,...

The age of digital

Digital healthcare is coming of age in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic but, according to Martin Bell, author of LaingBuisson’s latest report on...

Staff in the spotlight

The Covid-19 pandemic has put health and care staff in the spotlight like never before, but while the emphasis has rightly been on the...

Care providers left ‘exposed’ by PPE decisions, says committee

Social care providers were left exposed by a lack of PPE due to the government’s decision to prioritise hospitals at the beginning of the...

Stalled recovery

LaingBuisson has launched the latest edition of Care Homes for Older People. Deven Pamben provides coverage from the launch event and takes a closer...

HealthHero partners with Testing For All

Digital health provider HealthHero has partnered with Testing For All to offer clients home-administered Covid-19 and antibody tests.  The test will determine if a user...

Sensyne launches AI tech to help hospital manage Covid patients

Sensyne Health has launched an AI algorithm to support real-time operational and clinical patient management in hospitals. The SYNE-OPS-1 provides an hourly risk forecast of...

Committee calls for end to blanket ban on care home visits

Regulations have been drafted by a group of MPs that would put an end to blanket bans on care home visiting. Chair of the joint...

‘Substantial variation’ in vaccination rates, UKHCA finds

Communication between councils and homecare providers in some areas needs to improve so workers are offered a Covid-19 vaccination. A snap survey by United Kingdom...

The shape of things to come

As uncertainty continues to reign, Tim Read, director, UK and Europe Advisory Services at Marwood Group, takes a cautious look forward at the key...

Cromwell Hospital opens long-Covid clinic

Cromwell Hospital has opened a long-Covid clinic to help patients with on-going symptoms as a result of the virus. Data from the Office for National...