Private equity funds have, in the past, run dual track exit processes in which an exit by way of initial public offering (“IPO”) or direct auction sale have been simultaneously pursued. Whilst the IPO ...

A MILLION Brits stand to benefit from plans to fast-track tests for heart disease and asthma on the NHS. GPs will be able to order tests directly for deadly conditions that also include heart failure ...

NHS Direct is in talks about handling GP appointments for hundreds of thousands of patients, documents reveal. The telephone and internet service could run bookings for GP practices and manage ...

Giving GPs direct access to diagnostic tests for cancer does not mean patients are diagnosed quicker, despite them being tested faster, researchers have found. The research team from the University of ...

Exclusive: NHS Direct call-centre staff are to start handling all GP appointments for tens of thousands of patients within months, as part of proposals for the organisation to run booking services for ...

GPs in England are to be given new powers to send their patients directly for checks for a range of respiratory and heart conditions, with up to one million people expected to benefit, NHS officials ...

Effective family medical care should be personal and continuous, Health Minister Joe Cassar said at the launch of GPDirect, an after-hours medical group practice made up of a team of experienced ...

Enabling GPs to use direct access for MRI will speed up the diagnosis process for adults with suspected brain tumour and may reduce the number of outpatient appointments needed. If MRI is ...

A NEW telephone triage service to give patients direct access to a physiotherapist has been launched in Carmarthenshire. A NEW telephone triage service to give patients direct access to a ...

The new self-monitoring system helps patients dramatically improve their condition by allowing them to record and send regular readings directly to medical staff. Doctors and nurses can then access ...