healthcare

Hinchingbrooke Hospital, the first to be run by a private provider, has returned to NHS control today following Circle's withdrawal.

A Labour government will cap the profits private firms can make from the NHS at 5% while the Conservatives have pledged a seven day NHS, the parties have revealed in the run-up to the general election.

Virgin Care and East Staffordshire Clinical Comissioning Group have announced a joint partnership called 'Improving Lives.'

The NHS is failing to meet treatment targets and the rate of slippage has reached levels as bad as the 'early 1990s' the author of a report from the King's Fund told the BBC.

Bupa has added cash benefits for health expenses to its Business Fit product, available to corporates and intermediary groups from 1 April 2015.

‘Strong governance and clear accountabilities' are needed for future ‘novel or high-risk ventures' in the NHS, The Public Accounts Committee (PAC)'s report into Hinchingbrooke hospital has said.

The NHS' provision of services to patients is beginning to struggle to meet targets beyond A&E, a briefing from the Nuffield Trust has warned.

Aon has launched a health risk forecaster to help companies understand their future health expenditure and control risks.

The social care needs of cancer patients are not being met with 11% of patients left constantly or often housebound due to a lack of support, a report for Macmillan has found.

Bupa UK has seen 25% growth in underlying profit compared to 2013, their annual results have revealed.