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Assura Group Plc today appeared unvexed by the Covid-19 pandemic and its potential to drive healthcare away from building-based services as it announced solid...

Private healthcare providers will need to communicate detailed information to patients about how they are mitigating the clinical risks from Covid-19 as they begin...

Independent mental health providers risk potential claims from staff and families for regulation breaches while they are distracted by the challenges of the Covid-19...

Registered managers of adult social care services are suffering from burn out and extreme anxiety due to multiple deaths in settings and financial worries. Care...

Older people are feeling more isolated as their social contact has reduced during the Covid-19 pandemic, polling by older people’s charity Independent Age has...

Independent hospitals have been given the go-ahead to resume some private and elective surgery after NHS England (NHSE) triggered a ‘de-escalation’ clause in the...

Babylon Health has signed a 12-month contract with Royal Berkshire NHS foundation trust (RBFT) for the provision of its online A&E triage tool –...

The Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) has postponed the publication of hospital and consultant measures for the latest quarter due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The...

In April Dr Leonid Shapiro, managing partner at Candesic, wrote about the possible impact of Covid-19 on care homes. He now offers additional thoughts...

Coronavirus has helped drive integration between health and care systems and offers an opportunity for a new settlement for social care, former health secretary...

The British Dental Association (BDA) is taking legal advice on behalf of its members after insurers refused claims from dentists for business interruption during...

Narinder Singh, specialist in childcare law at Anthony Collins Solicitors, highlights the importance of maintaining a robust child care and protection system throughout the...

More than half of care homes cannot effectively isolate residents who are suspected to have Covid-19, an Alzheimer’s Society survey has found. The charity has...

Online doctor service Zava has launched a coronavirus antibody testing service, which it claims is more than 97% effective in detecting the presence of...

Spire Healthcare has said it is unable to provide market guidance for FY20 as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to create ‘significant uncertainty’. Commenting on the...

Analysis by William Laing, chairman of LaingBuisson, predicts 26,000 older care home residents in England will have died from Covid-19 and collateral damage by...

Clinical AI company Sensyne Health today said it expects to report revenues ‘slightly ahead’ of guidance when it announces its FY results in September. Revenue...

Almost three-quarters of care providers are concerned about the sustainability of their service, a survey by the National Care Association has revealed. Worries about increases...

Acadia Healthcare has said it is still fielding interest in potential buyers for Priory Group despite suspending the sale process in March in the...

With some cancer treatment still on hold as the NHS focuses on tackling the Covid-19 outbreak, fears are growing over the impact on patient...