Complexity and efficiency drive massive EBITDA?growth for Spire

Spire Healthcare has reported a massive leap in EBITDA and operating margins in the two years since its Cinven-backed acquisition of Bupa Hospitals despite...

Assura records bullish results

Assura Group has reported a 17.2% increase in revenues to £55.8m and a huge 155.8% hike in trading profit to £13.3m in its results...

Partnerships in Care records positive results

Partnerships in Care (PiC) has announced an increase in turnover of 14.5% to £187.9m and a 37.3% rise in operating profit to £45.6m in...

Positive trends continue at Nestor

Nestor Healthcare Group has reported continued improvements in its fortunes after securing extensions on all its current out-of-hours GP services contracts.The listed company, which...

Government must incentivise corporate healthcare

The government should give employers financial incentives to provide corporate healthcare for employees, a new study has said.The report, Healthy Work: Evidence into Action,...

Recession hits demand for private medical cover

Demand for private medical insurance fell by record levels last year and is likely to be subdued going forward as the sector finally proved...

Hunters in UK expansion

Hunters Moor Neurorehabilitation is planning to open nine specialist treatment centres across the UK. The firm, which is backed by capital from United Medical Enterprises...

HCL trading in line with expectations

Specialist staffing provider Healthcare Locums (HCL) plc has reported trading in line with management expectations in the first four months of 2010.In an update...

Change we can believe in?

The Conservative and the Liberal Democrat coalition has released a ‘programme for government’ outlining plans for the healthcare sector which include a ‘much greater...

Healthcare firms turn their backs on stock market

Private equity looks set to continue its dominance of the independent healthcare market following news that Priory Group and General Healthcare Group (GHG) have...