Look of eagles

Vision and strong values are key to successful leadership in healthcare says entrepreneur and acclaimed amateur jockey Sam Waley-Cohen. The man behind Portman Healthcare...

The price of innovation

Private medical insurers need products that are attractive and affordable to grow the number of insured. But there is a gap between what is...

The ratings game

A handful of 'inadequate' CQC ratings have sent shockwaves through the independent hospital sector. The numbers may be small but in a market where...

HM Meets…Matt James

Cloistered in an upstairs corner of the King’s Fund, PHIN’s offices are a riot of activity on the day I visit. Bodies seem to...

Acting without delay

Partnerships between the independent sector and the NHS are helping patients return home faster from acute settings - and saving money in the process Reducing...

From plans to partnerships

NHS England's Next Steps in its five-year vision promise to deliver an integrated health service where collaboration and choice combine to create new models...

Under new management

As NHS trusts continue to grapple with increasing demand and declining resources, more are turning to managed equipment services contracts to meet their imaging...

Survival of the SPECIALISTS

Advances in emergency and trauma medicine mean that more people are surviving brain injury than ever before. Although numbers remain small, that means increasing...

HM meets… Paolo Pieri

Less than six months after taking up the reins at Circle Health, CEO Paolo Pieri is looking to grow the company on a massive...

Quality matters

Healthcare has long been attracting interest from private equity funds looking for solid growth platforms with strong management teams. Tim Barsby, business development director...