Employers taking more cautious approach to health benefits

The proportion of UK organisations offering company-funded PMI has dipped despite rising pressure on NHS services, according to Broadstone’s latest Employee Benefits Landscape survey....

Beneden Health adds cancer detection tool to member benefits

Benenden Health has added SkinVision’s skin cancer detection tool to its membership benefits. SkinVision, a regulated class II medical device, uses an AI-led assessment of...

Nuffield Health expands Aquablation rollout with £2m investment

Nuffield Health has invested more than £2m in Aquablation therapy for patients with benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH), extending access to the robotically-assisted procedure across...

Private acute healthcare market growth slows as self-pay spend stalls

Sustained growth across the private acute healthcare sector is beginning to cool despite NHS waiting lists remaining close to record levels, according to the...

Cromwell Hospital opens 33,000sqft extension

Bupa-owned Cromwell Hospital has opened its extension into the adjoining Lexham Gardens building. The new 33,000sqft site will provide extra capacity at the Kensington hospital...

Spire opens new GP and physiotherapy clinic in Wimbledon

Spire Healthcare has opened a new private physiotherapy and GP clinic in central Wimbledon, adding to its high street network and offering extended hours...

Private healthcare admissions slow in Q2

Total reported private hospital and clinic admissions slowed in Q2, according to the latest figures released by the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN). The data...

Obesity and diabetes emerging as major cost pressures for IPMI, Bupa Global warns

Obesity and diabetes could soon surpass cancer as major cost drivers for international private medical insurance (IPMI), according to new data from Bupa Global. The...

DHSC launches independent sector diagnostics market engagement

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has begun a market engagement exercise to help identify how independent providers could contribute to NHS...

Reeves confirms private investment will be used to deliver neighbourhood health centres

The government has confirmed that private investment will play a central role in delivering 250 neighbourhood health centres (NHCs). Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed plans to...