Hospitals

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Health and Social Care Committee MPs have called on the the Department of Health and Social Care to work with NHS England to produce a broader long term national health and care...

As we reach the end of what has been a momentous year for the sector, Health & Protection looks back on 2021. During the year our analyses have covered a wide range...

As 2021 comes to an end, we look back on a year in which Health & Protection brought you news of blocked billion pound takeovers, high profile executive comings and goings and...

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is refusing to pay just £1,400 to analyse personal protective equipment (PPE) contracts worth £14.7bn, Health & Protection can reveal. The Conservative government has...

The growing number of NHS staff who are off work due to contracting Covid is a big worry for trust for leaders, according to Chris Hopson, chief executive of NHS Providers. Official...