Check4Cancer and Early Labs launch partnership to offer early cancer detection tests

Check4Cancer has partnered with Early Labs to develop non-invasive, urine-based tests for the early detection of common cancers, including lung cancer. Early Labs has created...

Browne Jacobson and CBI launch project to shape next generation of PPPs

Browne Jacobson has formed a strategic partnership with the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) to explore how the UK can leverage private investment to...

Independent sector could play key role in Mayfield reforms

Independent healthcare providers and insurers could have a key role to play in plans to tackle the rising cost of unemployment due to sickness...

HCA carries out private sector’s first robotic-assisted heart bypass

HCA Healthcare UK has performed the first robotic-assisted minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass (RA-MIDCAB) in the UK private sector. The procedure was carried out...

More workers using insurer funded healthcare

Around 2.2 million people accessed insurer-provided health services in 2023 – a 23% jump on the previous year, according to new data from the...

Marginal growth in self-pay market likely to continue despite economic uncertainty

The self-pay market has remained steady in 2025 despite signs that the rate of growth is softening, according to new research published today by...

Independent sector delivers 6.15 million NHS appointments

Independent sector providers carried out 6.15 million appointments, tests and operations for NHS patients over the past year - an increase of almost 500,000...

Memory and Brain Clinic London launches same-day cognitive service

Memory and Brain Clinic London has introduced a consultant-led, same-day cognitive diagnosis pathway at 10 Harley Street providing a full diagnostic conclusion and care...

Vitality reports surge in mental health claims

Vitality has released more data from its upcoming Health Claims and Insights report 2025, which shows a massive surge in mental health claims over...

Careology and Boots launch new service at Guy’s and St Thomas’

Careology has launched a technology-enabled cancer care navigation service at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, in partnership with Boots. The service allows patients...