NHS paying 20% ‘premium’ for independent sector mental health services

The NHS paid a ‘premium’ of 20% for independent sector mental health services in 2004/05, little different to the previous year’s 19%, according to...

Netcare half-year results

Network Healthcare Holdings (Netcare), the South African hospital owner and manager that acquired General Healthcare Group Limited (GHG) in April, has announced unaudited half-year...

Ambition surges

Profits at Ambition Recruitment Services Ltd have leapt despite the generally tough conditions being experienced in the healthcare staffing sector.Ambition’s results for the year...

Simplyhealth Access results

The report and financial statements of health cash plan provider Simplyhealth Access (formerly HSA Group Ltd) for the year ended 31 December 2005 show...

Lodestone Holdings plc issues first results since acquisition by DCA

Formerly known as MIA Lodestone plc, Lodestone Holdings plc has issued its first annual report since it was by acquired by Australian Stock Exchange-listed...

Improvements at Oasis

AIM listed dentistry provider Oasis Healthcare has announced another set of improved results for the year ended 31 March 2006.Following a period of rapid...

Sale of Alliance Medical abandoned

Venture capital company Bridgepoint has announced that it has abandoned the sale of diagnostic services provider Alliance Medical, after failing to attract high enough...

Leaves fall at Palms Row

Palms Row Health Care Ltd, the Sheffield-based owner and operator of six nursing homes, has reported a loss for the year after the payment...

South African Netcare acquires GHG for £2.2bn

Network Healthcare Holdings (Netcare) has acquired General Healthcare Group (GHG) from BC Partners for £2.2bn in one of the largest ever overseas investments in...

Providers and insurers should collaborate on collection of quality data

The UK independent healthcare sector needs to take a more collaborative approach to quality in order to differentiate its products from the NHS, according...