Hospitals
Bupa earmarks further £40m customer rebate as claims and profits rise
Bupa has provisionally allocated an additional £40m rebate to UK policyholders from increased profits generated as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. The insurer announced the move in its interim results for...
Read morePriory Group improves one hospital and closes wards at another after CQC action
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has welcomed "considerable improvements" at one of Priory Group's sites, while ordering another to make urgent improvements. At the Priory Hospital Bristol, improvements were made following an...
Read moreCEO apologises after hospice placed in special measures
The CEO of a South Yorkshire hospice has issued an apology after the Care Quality Commission (CQC) placed the service in special measures after it found a number of "significant" issues that...
Read moreFCA continues diversity push with ‘comply or explain’ rules for listed firms
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put forward a proposal requiring firms to provide statements detailing whether they have hit diversity targets, and where targets have been missed to explain why. The...
Read moreMental health hospital exits special measures after significant improvements
A Darlington-based mental health hospital has been rated good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and is to exit special measures. The Priory Hospital Middleton St George (pictured) in Darlington had been...
Read moreOne in 10 Brits taking out PMI to avoid NHS wait times
One in 10 Britons have taken out private medical insurance (PMI) due to increased NHS waiting times even more acute in Northern Ireland where 21% reported taking out PMI. LifeSearch's latest Health...
Read morePatients happy using health apps but prefer face-to-face appointments
More than half of UK patients plan to use healthcare apps in future but they prefer traditional face-to-face appointments. This is according to a report commissioned by Mobiquity and conducted by Censuswide...
Read moreVirtual GP service reveals members incur much lower hospital costs
A primarily digital GP service has published research which shows its patients incurred acute hospital costs between 15% and 35% lower than the regional average. It said the lower costs were incurred...
Read moreLincolnshire service implements improvements after CQC inadequate rating
A Lincolnshire independent healthcare service has implemented a quality improvement plan after it was rated inadequate by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Following its inspection of Healthlinc House, Welton in April, the...
Read moreCQC stops private hospital performing surgery due to safety concerns
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has prevented a South East London private hospital performing surgery due to safety concerns. The CQC rated the Belvedere Private Hospital in Knee Hill, South East London...
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