Care UK reports strong performance in healthcare division

Care UK’s interims earlier this year promised much from its healthcare business and it has come good at the full year with a reported...

Substantial progress at Raphael

Raphael Health Care Ltd increased turnover by 145% and recorded a significant net profit in the year ended 31 March 2008. The company, which...

Nestor says NHS still favouring internal solutions in primary care

Early results from the recent surge in primary care tender activity indicate that primary care trusts (PCTs) are still favouring internal-type solutions, health and...

Private equity looks to healthcare for ‘safe haven’

Healthcare is still considered a safe haven by investors despite evidence that the slowdown is beginning to have an impact on the sector. Research published...

Heady valuations a thing of the past as economic crisis deepens

Valuations in the healthcare sector have ‘bumped back to reality’ in the deepening economic crisis, according to a leading mergers and acquisitions specialist.Speaking at...

Independent sector could benefit from NHS spending restrictions

Anticipated restrictions in NHS spending could provide greater opportunities for independent sector providers in the long term as primary care trusts (PCTs) look to...

Bupa rebrands home healthcare division

The complex home healthcare provider Clinovia has changed its name to Bupa Home Healthcare under the next phase of its ownership under the health...

Cost reductions put Benenden back into surplus

The Benenden Hospital Trust has moved back into surplus following a difficult year in 2006 when spiralling expenses led to a deficit of £1.2m.The...

Sales leap at Vanguard

Vanguard Healthcare Solutions Ltd, the mobile operating theatre company owned by Nuffield, has reported a 47% leap in sales for the year ended 31...

Hospital closures hit revenues at Capio Nightingale

The closure of two of its hospitals more than halved turnover at Capio Nightingale, the mental health provider which trades as Florence Nightingale Hospitals...