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Social care staff in Scotland will receive an immediate 3.3% pay increase backdated from 1 April. The move, agreed between the Scottish government and the...

Proposals to give adult social care providers a 10% increase in funding to help address rising demand and costs caused by the coronavirus pandemic...

Advanced Oncotherapy has raised £14.9m from a new share issue, which will be used to progress verification and validation of its next generation proton...

Private healthcare providers are in discussions with the NHS over how they can support cancer patients during the Covid-19 outbreak. In March, independent healthcare providers...

AXA PPP healthcare has announced plans to maintain access for its members and ‘adjust’ for delays in treatment in the wake of the Covid-19...

Isolated residents in care homes, hospices and in-patient learning disability and autism units will receive devices to keep connected with family and friends during...

Bupa has pledged a rebate for its UK insurance customers from any financial benefit it derives from reduced hospital activity during the Covid-19 outbreak. Last...

Digital mental health platform SilverCloud Health has raised £13m in a new Series B funding round led by MemorialCare Innovation Fund. The company, which has offices...

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has given the green light to Circle’s acquisition of BMI Healthcare provided it addresses local competition concerns in...

Medica Group has said it is confident it can face down the challenges presented by the Covid-19 outbreak after announcing another year of double-digit...

The sector faces collapse if the necessary resources are not supplied to fight Covid-19, Scottish care home boss Robert Kilgour has said. He argued social...

NHS Wales has reached agreements with private hospitals to turn over their capacity to the NHS during the Covid-19 outbreak. Nuffield Health said it was...

Assura has raised £185m through the successful placing of over 240 million new ordinary shares in a bid to deliver new primary care developments...

Jo Moseley, a professional support lawyer in the employment team at Irwin Mitchell, explains the key issues providers need to be aware of in...

Working hand in (thoroughly washed) hand – how the independent sector is supporting the NHS in battling the coronavirus pandemic  With last December’s election ushering...

Thirteen residents at a Four Seasons care home died over a period of seven days, possibly due to an outbreak of coronavirus, the operator...

Thousands of care providers have registered to a capacity tracker that reports up-to-date bed vacancies to help better manage demand during the Covid-19 pandemic. Managed by...

Tim Read, director, UK and Europe Advisory Services at Marwood Group, looks at the unprecedented events of the last two weeks and asks whether...

The Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) and the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) have agreed to relax reporting requirements for hospitals and clinics carrying...

Prof Green makes the point that care staff are once again proving to be the sector’s most valuable resource The Covid-19 crisis has underlined the...