Hospitals
Private hospitals decline release of unvaccinated staff numbers but are working on increasing uptake
The Independent Healthcare Providers Network (IHPN) has not been able to give up to date figures on how many private sector healthcare staff remain unvaccinated despite the threat of dismissal being introduced...
Read moreCQC rates Mediscan inadequate, issues warnings and demands improvements
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated Mediscan Diagnostic Services Limited inadequate, issued two warning notices and told management further improvements must be made to the quality of services. The rating and...
Read morePrivate hospitals must start firing unvaccinated workers in February
Private healthcare providers in England will need to start firing or reassigning unvaccinated workers from early next month. A guidance document released by the NHS England late last week revealed that the...
Read moreKing Edward VII’s hospital opens diagnostic and outpatient facility
Independent charitable hospital King Edward VII's has opened a facility offering diagnostic services and outpatient care. The Kantor Medical Centre (KMC) situated opposite the main hospital on Beaumont Street is housed across...
Read morePrivate hospitals earn minimum £270m from NHS surge deal just for being on standby
The private hospital sector is earning a minimum of between £75m and £90m a month as a result of the deal struck with the NHS in England just to be on standby...
Read moreNHS waiting list nears six million pre-Omicron
The number of people awaiting treatment on hospital waiting lists in England has reached just under six million, according to NHS data. The figures for the end of November before the full...
Read more‘Vast majority’ of PMI patients will be unaffected by NHS surge deal, insurers say
Private medical insurance (PMI) providers are exploring contingency plans to maintain treatment should private hospital capacity be taken over for NHS work, but do not believe significant numbers of their patients will...
Read morePHIN appoints former ABI director of regulation as NED
The Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) has appointed a former director of regulation at the Association of British Insurers (ABI) as a non-executive director. Hugh Savill (pictured) joins having been nominated by...
Read moreNHS enters another three-month surge deal with private hospitals
The NHS in England has entered into a three month agreement with 10 private healthcare providers including Spire, Nuffield and Circle to support the health service if the Omicron variant leads to...
Read moreCentene appoints Magellan Health president as CTO after takeover
Centene Corporation has appointed Jim Murray as chief transformation officer following its acquisition of fellow US healthcare provider Magellan Health. Centene also owns a 40% stake in UK private hospital network Circle...
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