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VitalityHealth has introduced a special cash benefit to PMI customers admitted to hospital as a direct result of infection by Covid-19. All members who are...

Innovators are being urged to find ways to deliver mental health and social care support digitally as part of a drive to provide more...

Dental leaders are urging the government to delay the launch of a new clinical terminology system in the wake of workforce shortages and the...

Policy, research and campaign work carried out by the National Association of Care and Support Workers (NACAS) is being transferred over to the Care...

All private hospital capacity in England will be turned over en bloc to the NHS to help fight the Coronavirus pandemic as part of...

Professor Martin Green will give evidence to MPs next week on the impact coronavirus is likely to have on the social care sector. The Health...

Acadia Healthcare has put its sale of the Priory Group on hold for a second time in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic. CEO Debbie Osteen...

A total of £2.9bn is being made available to public services to support vulnerable people and free up hospital beds during the Covid-19 outbreak. Money will...

Medical defence organisations (MDO) have announced moves to provide complimentary cover for doctors coming out of retirement during the Covid-19 pandemic. The UK’s largest MDO,...

Guidance has been issued to local authority commissioners to help support social care providers during the Covid-19 pandemic. Issued by the Association of Directors...

Target Healthcare REIT bought 11 assets for £109.6m in the second half of last year, diversifying the number of tenants it works with to...

Privately funded elective activity in independent hospitals and NHS private patient units could cease from 15 April as the NHS scales up capacity to...

Digital healthcare company Doctor Care Anywhere has partnered with e-days to help businesses direct employees to virtual GP services amid growing COVID-19 demands. The...

The private healthcare sector has partnered with NHS England as part of the response to coronavirus, the Independent Healthcare Providers Network (IHPN) has said. The...

MPs have been told the opportunity to support and strengthen social care must be taken so hospital beds can be made available to receive...

Scottish Care chief executive Donald Macaskill has issued a video message to care providers outlining guidance on coronavirus. The guidance issued included precautions aimed...

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has halted routine inspections as the number of coronavirus cases continues to rise. The regulator said its primary objective was...

Growing numbers of UK operators are restricting visitors to care homes due to the spread of coronavirus. After learning that operators were suspending non-essential visits,...

The GMB union is calling on the UK government to requisition all private hospital beds to provide extra support for coronavirus cases.  In a statement,...

Private hospital provider Spire Healthcare has been asked to provide support to the NHS during growing coronavirus pressures. Following a meeting with NHS England...