PMI & Healthcare

Commitments to give the Health Service Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) the power to investigate healthcare incidents and extend its remit to cover independent healthcare are among the standout proposals in the government's...

Private healthcare providers should ensure they do not fall foul of duty of candour regulations or they will face fines running into thousands of pounds. The warning follows a recent case involving...

Government has come under fire for not providing enough detail about exactly how it plans to reform social care and its latest proposals have been branded "disappointing". The subject of social care...

The London Clinic plans to build a centre of excellence in robotics in London’s Harley Street following the successful deployment of a surgical robot. The independent charitable hospital revealed it has now...

A commitment to tackle obesity and improve mental health featured among an array of measures announced by the Queen in the state opening of Parliament this morning. Addressing Parliament, the Queen revealed...

Employers have been urged to ensure line managers are given effective training to be able to boost employee morale and wellbeing ahead of the country's return to the office. However, they are...

Asthma UK is calling on NHS services throughout the UK to form a plan to ensure patients most at risk of having a fatal asthma attack have face-to-face appointments. The charity is...

Ardonagh Group, the owner of Towergate Health & Protection among other brands, is to acquire Usay Group. In a statement, released this morning, Ardonagh revealed it had exchanged contracts to purchase the...

Wipro is supporting its staff in India with access to Covid care centres and a nurturing wellness platform as the pandemic takes its toll on the subcontinent. Last week, Health & Protection revealed...

Private healthcare provider One Hatfield has appointed Claire Armstrong as its new hospital director. Armstrong (pictured) joins from provider BMI Healthcare where she was most recently executive director of its 121-bed-flagship Clementine...