AXA backed start up launches ‘low cost’ cover for SMEs
AXA PPP healthcare-backed insurance start-up, Equipsme, has launched a range of low-cost insurance plans for small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) in the UK.
The company...
Weaker NHS demand hits private hospital sector
Softening NHS demand has pushed down growth for the UK private acute medical hospitals and clinics market, new figures from LaingBuisson reveal.
Revenues derived by...
Assura’s non-executive chairman retires
Simon Laffin will retire as non-executive chairman of primary care property investor Assura in July.
Laffin was appointed chairman in 2011 and helped steer Assura’s...
Netcare acquisition approved
Netcare’s R1.3bn acquisition of Akeso Clinics has been approved by the South African Competition Commission, nearly 18 months after the transaction was announced.
The South...
PPP delivers first primary care centres in Ireland
A ground-breaking public-private partnership aimed at improving primary care infrastructure in the Republic of Ireland has completed its first seven centres.
The centres, which have...
Eye clinic opens at the Aspen Centre
An eye care clinic for NHS and private patients has opened at the Aspen Centre in Gloucester.
According to UK healthcare real estate investor Assura,...
Vitality teams with Amazon
VitalityHealth has launched a health and fitness app in collaboration with Amazon.
Users can get fitness tips, recipes and work-out sessions on the ‘Vitality Alexa...
Cygnet to open disability service
Cygnet Hospital Taunton will open a new rehabilitation service for men with learning disabilities and complex mental health needs on 25 May.
The nine-bed service,...
Vocare awarded contract extension worth £4.1m
Out-of-hospital services provider Totally plc has secured contract extensions worth £4.1m through its wholly owned subsidiary Vocare Limited.
Vocare, a provider of urgent care services...
Nordic Capital acquires Ober Scharrer Group
Nordic Capital Fund IX has acquired OberScharrer Group (OSG), a German ophthalmology provider, from Palamon Capital Partners.
The value of the deal has not been...