Hospitals

A private hospital rated inadequate and placed in special measures has been ordered to pay £5,070 at Bromley Magistrates’ Court after failing to display its Care Quality Commission (CQC) performance rating and...

Bupa is considering introducing pathway management for musculoskeletal (MSK), cardiology and skin cancer treatments as part of its latest deal with hospital network Circle Health. The agreement between Bupa and Circle means...

Two of the country's biggest private medical insurers have told Health & Protection they have been unaffected by the worsening blood test tube shortage hitting the NHS. However, Square Health branded NHS...

Cygnet Views has recruited a new hospital manager after the Care Quality Commission  rated the Derbyshire independent hospital inadequate overall and placed it in special measures. The CQC carried out an unannounced...

Labour has demanded government implement an action plan to tackle NHS waiting lists as new data shows patients are routinely waiting more than 18 weeks for treatment. Labour's research revealed in 83...

The British Medical Association (BMA) has warned doctors will soon have to make very difficult choices around which patients get blood tests and which do not due to the shortage of the...

Benefitfocus has appointed Ana Perez as chief marketing officer (CMO). Perez will be responsible for all of the US benefits technology platform's aspects of marketing — with a focus on driving brand...

US benefits technology platform Benefitfocus has added a number of options from American Public Life Insurance Company (APL) to its offering. Services added include accident cover, critical illness insurance, hospital indemnity, cancer...

Health insurers are closely monitoring the shortage of blood test tubes which has caused NHS England to order doctors to stop all primary care and community testing for three weeks unless it...

Cygnet Appletree hasmade a series of senior management appointments after a Care Quality Commission (CQC) investigation identified risks to patient safety at the Durham-based mental health hospital. It said it has recruited...