State-funded homecare funding gap widens, report reveals

Councils continue to buy homecare at rates below the cost of delivering safe, regulated and legally compliant care, creating a funding gap of more...

Witherslack Group grows education capacity

Increased occupancy from the development of existing sites and the opening of new provision helped improve the financial performance at Witherslack Group. Its results for...

Adult social care workforce ‘more stable’ but growth slowing

The adult social care workforce in England has grown for the fourth successive year, with vacancies at their lowest level in a decade. Data released...

Polaris to invest in improving and expanding services

Polaris plans to invest in the development of its residential and education services through the purchase of new sites that will be developed to...

SEND debt to reach more than £10bn, says CCN

Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) deficits among councils are on course to reach £10.4bn by March 2028, despite a government bailout. Data from the...

Simplyhealth adds online prescribing service through Evaro partnership

Simplyhealth has added a private online prescribing service to its health cash plans through a partnership with digital healthcare provider Evaro, extending access to...

IHPN warns of postcode lottery in NHS eyecare provision

Patients face unequal access to NHS eyecare services because of inconsistent commissioning and referral arrangements, despite spare capacity among independent providers, according to a...

Losses continue to narrow at Cromwell Hospital as patient activity rises

Bupa-owned Cromwell Hospital reduced its pre-tax losses to £8.9m in FY26, down from £10.7m the previous year, as higher patient activity and price increases...

Vitality expands Boots partnership with plans for in-store GP services

Vitality has announced it is expanding its partnership with Boots to increase the range of services offered to its members through the pharmacy chain's...

Affidea agrees to acquire two Alliance Medical sites in London

Affidea has signed an agreement to acquire two established Alliance Medical advanced diagnostic centres in Harley Street and Marylebone. Financial details of the transaction have...

Poor workforce health costs UK economy £241bn annually, Vitality research finds

Poor workforce health is costing the UK economy an estimated £241bn a year in lost productivity, according to research by insurer Vitality and RAND...

Simplyhealth profits rise despite fall in income and membership

Insurer and Denplan owner Simplyhealth Group has reported a 42% increase in pre-tax profit to £25.6m for 2025, up from £18m the previous year,...

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