Safety dominates debate at Private Healthcare Summit
Key stakeholders from across independent healthcare gathered in London this week for the Private Healthcare Summit, which was set against a backdrop of increased scrutiny for the sector following the Paterson Inquiry, the CQC’s report on the state of care in the sector and Jeremy…...
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NHS PPUs offer ‘win-win’ for NHS and private sector, says consultant
‘Build and they will come’ was the message on NHS private patient units (PPUs) that rang out at yesterday’s Private Healthcare Summit. Philip Housden, founder of the Housden Group, which has undertaken extensive work on the development of private patient services within the NHS, told…
babylon expands partnership with Bupa Health
babylon Health has made its online GP app service available to all Bupa Health UK corporate business customers as part of an expanded deal between the two companies. Bupa corporate members can now book online GP appointments 24-hours a day through the babylon virtual GP…
IVF – fertile ground for consolidation?
Despite recent private equity interest, IVF and fertility treatment remains a highly fragmented market but that could be about to change. Dr Leonid Shapiro, managing partner at healthcare consultancy firm Candesic, argues the time is right for IVF to grow up We have been asked…
Urgent care centre opens at HCA UK
HCA Healthcare UK has today opened a new urgent care centre at the London Bridge Hospital. Responding to increased patient demand the private operator says it has seen from users in the London Bridge area, the centre will offer rapid assessments and treatment for minor…
NHS elective surgery waiting lists reach 500,000 patients
The number of NHS patients waiting longer than the 18-week referral to treatment target for elective surgery reached 500,000 people at the end of April, according to NHS England’s latest performance figures. The number of people waiting beyond 18-weeks has risen by 30% since April…
Primary Health Properties acquires medical centre
Primary Health Properties (PHP) has bought a medical centre in Swindon taking the value of portfolio to £1.375bn. A wholly-owned subsidiary of PHP has acquired the 1,446m2 Moredon Medical Centre (net assets acquired £6.1m) – a standing let investment property let to the Moredon Medical…
PHIN to publish data on consultants in July
The Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) is asking consultants working in private practice to approve their data on the number of procedures they have undertaken and patient stay lengths, as it gears up to publish data on some 1,000 private consultants at the end of…
AXA sells The Health Insurance Group
Insurance company AXA is selling its healthcare broker, The Health Insurance Group, to US private equity firms Highbridge Principal Strategies (HPS) and Madison Dearborn Partners (MDP) for an undisclosed sum. New York-based HPS and Chicago-based MDP are buying the group into a jointly owned entity,…
Apposite Capital raises £144.5m
Investment firm Apposite Capital has raised £144.5m for its healthcare fund and associated vehicles. The company received support from existing investors as well as new ones in Europe, Asia and the US for its Apposite Healthcare Fund II. Typically, Apposite looks to deploy £10-20m over…
