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Two-thirds (66%) of homecare providers are refusing new requests for care, while one in five (21%) are handing back existing packages.   A survey by...

Charitable hospital provider Benenden Hospital Trust returned a £745,000 surplus in 2020 despite a 22% reduction in income from its charitable activities. Referrals plummeted by 24% to...

Australian-owned cancer treatment network Genesis Cancer Care has announced operating losses of £5.5m for the year ended 30 June 2021 following a ‘challenging year’ which saw...

Independent sector hospitals have struck a new deal with NHS England (NHSE) to take on more NHS patients as the Omicron wave threatens to overwhelm local...

Orthopaedic charity Horder Healthcare has said it expects developments to be shaped by the national post-Covid-19 recovery programme in the near term, despite activity returning to...

MPs are calling on the government and health system leaders to ensure regional health inequalities are not widened by use of independent sector capacity...

An extra £60m has been provided to local authorities to support the adult social care response to Covid-19 in January. Funding is on top of...

IHPN director of Regulation Dawn Hodgkins looks at what independent healthcare providers need to know about mandatory Covid vaccines Next Spring, incredibly, it will be...

Dr Donald Macaskill offers his thoughts on the year and what he hopes for in 2022, with a public inquiry and aspiration of a...

NHS trusts have been told to ‘significantly step up use of available capacity in the independent sector’ in the wake of the Omicron Covid-19...

As we approach the year end, let’s take a look at what hit the headlines in 2021 in medical travel. Or, specifically, which IMTJ...

Tim Coolican, partner in Anthony Collins Solicitors’ regulatory team, hopes the Covid-19 public inquiry will be a catalyst for social care reform In May 2021,...

NHS waiting lists could double to 12 million by March 2025 if 50% of ‘missing referrals’ return and NHS activity only increases in line...

Jo Moseley, practice support lawyer at Irwin Mitchell, advises care homes and their workers not to delay if they wish to claim medical exemption...

Barchester Healthcare has reported revenue and EBITDAR growth, driven by fee rate inflation despite lower occupancy because of the pandemic. Its latest financial results showed...

Implementation of Covid-19 vaccination as a condition of deployment in wider care settings has been delayed until 1 April. Health and social care secretary Sajid...

Care home workers must be fully vaccinated from Covid-19 by 11 November. Alistair Kleebauer examines some of the debate around mandatory vaccines Care providers, trade...

Regulations requiring compulsory Covid-19 vaccination of care home workers and others entering care settings will come into force next week. Duncan Astill, regulatory partner...

Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) must embed effective processes to identify the capability and capacity available in local independent hospitals as the sector continues to...

Aviva has extended the timeframe for its PMI rebate pledge until the end of 2022 and increased payments by 20%. The insurer said the length...