ISCAS to become Private Healthcare Ombudsman

The Independent Sector Complaints Adjudication Service (ISCAS) will become the Private Healthcare Ombudsman from 1 April 2027 after securing ombudsman status from the Ombudsman...

Nuffield extends Careology partnership

Nuffield Health and digital cancer platform Careology have renewed their partnership for a further three years. The charitable hospital provider first piloted the platform, which...

UK health cover market reaches £9.6bn as premium increases fuel growth

The UK health cover market reached a record £9.6bn in 2025, but growth is now being driven by rising premiums rather than new customers,...

Employer healthcare costs set to rise 10% globally in 2027, Marsh warns

Employer-funded healthcare costs are expected to rise by 10% globally in 2027, marking the seventh consecutive year of double-digit increases, according to a new...

MPs urge Prime Minister to tackle obesity crisis

The Prime Minister must take personal responsibility for tackling England's obesity crisis after decades of failed policies, MPs have warned. In its third and final...

PMI-funded private healthcare activity rises 9.1% in Q3

PMI-funded private healthcare activity increased by 9.1% in the third quarter of 2026, with outpatient services and hospital radiology driving growth, according to the...

Re:Cognition Health expands into UAE through M42 partnership

UK-based specialist brain and mind health provider Re:Cognition Health has entered the UAE market through a partnership with M42’s Mubadala Health Dubai (MHD) and...

HCA Healthcare UK partners with VentriJect to introduce VO2 max testing

HCA Healthcare UK has partnered with Danish medical technology company VentriJect to introduce a new cardiorespiratory fitness test across its reAssure health screening programme. The...

Skills for Health launches adaptive training to reduce workforce burden

Skills for Health has launched a digital learning programme designed to reduce the time healthcare staff spend completing statutory and mandatory training. The sector skills...

MPs call for greater private sector role in NHS obesity treatment

MPs have called for greater use of independent digital providers to deliver NHS weight-loss drugs and a doubling of publicly funded bariatric surgery as...