St John & St Elizabeth and Icon agree London cancer centre partnership

St John & St Elizabeth Hospital has agreed a strategic partnership with Icon Cancer Centre to develop a new cancer treatment centre at its...

Randox wins three-year UKHSA testing contract

Randox has secured a three-year contract with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) to provide up to 120,000 tests a day during future pandemics...

Active Care Group opens £2m female PICU

Active Care Group has opened its first dedicated female psychiatric intensive care unit (PICU) at Holybourne Hospital in south London. The nine-bed Hampton Ward is...

Freedom Health partners with Scan.com to launch diagnostics service

Freedom Health Insurance has partnered with Scan.com to launch a private diagnostic imaging service for its policyholders. Freedom Diagnostics, which launched on 1 October, will...

Moorfields Private launches eye screening service

Moorfields Private has launched a specialist screening service for patients taking weight loss drugs following increased scrutiny of the potential eye health risks associated...

Reset Health and Pharmacy2U launch joint venture cardiometabolic care company

Reset Health and Pharmacy2U have launched a joint venture company aimed at providing a fully integrated pathway for cardiometabolic care. Averly Health will operate nationally...

NHS primary care estate needs major investment to deliver 10-Year Health Plan, CBRE warns

England's ageing primary care estate and a widening gap between construction costs and rental growth are threatening the delivery of the NHS 10-Year Health...

Employers look to expand health benefits despite access gap

Almost half of UK employers plan to expand workplace healthcare benefits this year, despite a significant gap between employer and employee perceptions of how...

Industry representatives call for greater independent sector role in NHS diagnostics

Independent healthcare providers and medical technology companies should be involved earlier in NHS plans to expand diagnostic capacity and develop community diagnostic centres (CDCs),...

Vitality adds Perci Health cancer nurse service

Vitality has added a dedicated cancer nurse service to its health and protection insurance propositions through a partnership with Perci Health. The agreement extends Vitality's...