Demise of Omnilabs explained

The full explanation of why Omnilabs (UK) Ltd, the provider of clinical laboratory services, disappeared into its fellow Sonic Healthcare Holdings subsidiary, The Doctors...

Fresenius acquires leading German hospital operator

German-based global healthcare company Fresenius AG has acquired HELIOS Kliniken GmbH, one of Germany’s largest independent hospital groups, for an enterprise value of €1.5bn...

Cygnet announces £40m expansion

Mental health services provider Cygnet Health Care has unveiled a £40m expansion project which will see the company’s portfolio jump to 14 hospitals with...

Priory goes Dutch

Acute psychiatric hospitals operated by the Priory Group have been listed as approved providers of specialist care for treatment of addictions and eating disorders...

BUPA forced to abandon changes to consultants’ fee schedule

BUPA Insurance has backed down on plans to introduce widespread changes to its fee structure for consultants. The insurer said it had ‘reluctantly concluded’ that...

Decline in doctors’ private practice income

Doctors’ incomes from private practice fell by an average of 0.5% in 2003/04, according to figures compiled by specialist medical accountants Stanbridge Associates. Doctors in...

Priory goes Dutch

Acute psychiatric hospitals operated by the Priory Group have been listed as approved providers of specialist care for treatment of addictions and eating disorders...

The NHS – ‘free for all’ or ‘free for all?’

Paul Birley, head of healthcare at Barclays, looks at the growing interest taken in the NHS by companies seeking to benefit from the new...

Merchant bankers to launch new hospital ‘group’

A group of former Goldman Sachs employees has secured backing from city institutions to launch a new ‘chain’ of private hospitals in the UK....

Standard Life Healthcare makes surprise acquisition of FirstAssist’s PMI business

Standard Life Healthcare has become the UK’s third largest private medical insurer after acquiring the PMI business of FirstAssist Insurance Services Ltd for an...