Hospitals

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has censured Abu Dhabi-based NMC Health plc (NMC) for misleading the market about its debt.  It will not receive a financial penalty. "The FCA, with co-operation from...

Labour has pledged to abolish non-dom tax status, so as to invest an extra £1.1bn to cut NHS waiting lists and to help get people back to work. Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves...

As the world faces the growing threat of antibiotic resistance, compounded by shortages of key antibiotics, the healthcare sector is working to ensure the availability and efficacy of these life-saving medicines. This...

Victoria Atkins has been appointed health and social care secretary as part of a major overhaul at the Deparment for Health and Social Care with three of six ministers departing so far....

Private doctors are beginning a campaign against private medical insurance (PMI) providers over the growing control they argue insurers have in the market. They are seeking “immediate overall systemic change” in the...

The NHS waiting list in England has increased once again to another record with 7.77 million people now on the list. For the first time, NHS England revealed there are 6.5 million...

Despite Conservative government promises, progress on tackling 'shameful inequalities' in NHS waiting lists has been slow, according to The King's Fund. "People from more deprived areas are more likely to have long...

The independent sector's investment in community diagnostics centres (CDCs) has saved the NHS's capital budget an estimated £110m. This is according to health secretary Steve Barclay (pictured), who told the Independent Healthcare...

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has downgraded its rating for Doctor Care Anywhere, which provides services for Axa Health’s private medical insurance (PMI) customers, to requires improvement. The regulator downgraded Doctor Care...

Spire Healthcare Group has acquired UK mental and physical health services provider Vita Health Group for £74m. Vita provides a range of NHS outpatient mental health talking therapies, musculoskeletal and dermatology services,...