Standard Life holding up under the strain Standard Life Healthcare Ltd has published figures...

The figures may appear unspectacular but given the economic backdrop, they provide further evidence that the PMI sector has, at least up until now,...

Income down at Covenant but disposals boost profits

Covenant Healthcare, the advisory and strategic management vehicle for the group that includes cosmetic surgery company Transform and private hospitals group Abbey Hospitals, has...

MMC ups its investment in The Practice

MMC Ventures Limited (MMC) has led a follow-on investment round of £1.4m in primary care company The Practice Plc (The Practice).The venture capital company,...

Hospital sector looks resilient as Spire reports solid results boosted by more NHS work

Further evidence that the independent hospital sector remains resilient in the face of the downturn emerged last month after Spire Healthcare reported solid results,...

Diversification drives seven-fold profit increase at Pulse

Specialist staffing provider and parent company of Pulse Healthcare, Pulse Staffing Ltd returned a seven-fold increase in operating profit last year as its investment...

Assura trading losses better than expected

Primary care specialist Assura has outperformed expectations on the back of strong sales growth.Group revenue was up 19% to £48.3m in the year ended...

Apex Dental Care secures £13m for national expansion programme

Worthing-based Apex Dental Care has announced plans to expand its dental business nationwide after securing £13m in funding from Bank of Scotland Corporate.The company,...

Prestige reports seven-fold increase in profits

The Prestige Nursing Group continued to make improvements last year despite challenges in the temporary healthcare staffing market.Sales increased by 15% in the year...

New product will develop international presence for NU

Norwich Union Healthcare has announced plans to replace its existing international PMI policies, Global Care, with a modular product.The insurer, soon to be renamed...

NU Healthcare reports rise in revenues

Norwich Union Healthcare has reported sales growth of just shy of 8% to £102.4m for the year ended 31 December 2008. The company, soon...