GHG acquires Abbey and 42% stake in Transform

Well over a year after being put up for sale by its private equity owner Cognetas, Covenant Healthcare’s Abbey Hospitals portfolio has finally been...

Private equity banking on healthcare

Healthcare has been ranked first in a list of sectors that private equity firms believe will witness the most activity over the next year,...

Nuffield to buy out consultant partners

The future of joint venture partnerships between consultants and independent sector hospital providers has been called into question after Nuffield Health confirmed that it...

Profits fall at Aviva

Aviva Health UK Ltd, formerly Norwich Union Healthcare, has announced a 17% fall in pre-tax profits for the year ended 31 December 2009.Despite the...

Expansion at mental health homecare provider

Complex mental health and challenging needs specialist Gray Healthcare is set to grow operations after securing a sizable funding package which it plans to...

Pru shakes up health insurance

PruProtect is permitting its policyholders to purchase private medical insurance (PMI) through the launch of two new products.By adding PruProtect’s Health Cover or Health...

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...

Profits up at UKSH

Independent sector treatment centre (ISTC) provider UK Specialist Hospitals (UKSH) has posted a 58.5% rise in operating profit to £2.1m for the year ended...