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Bupa forges link with Optical Express
Bupa is offering its health insurance policyholders the option of undergoing cataract surgery at one of five Optical Express surgery centres in city locations...
Circle opens second hospital in Reading
Circle opened its second new-build hospital in Reading last month and is set to compete with Ramsay Healthcare’s Berkshire Independent Hospital, and Spire’s Dunedin...
Private Medical Cover better but still ailing
Individual PMI down but corporate sales are up slightlyDemand for health cover was more stable in 2011 as the number of private medical cover...
Smiles Dental buys James Hull Associates
James Hull Associates (JHA), the troubled chain of 70 UK practices has been bought by Smiles Dental, the Dublin-based dental chain.Smiles is said to...
MedicX opens East Cowes medical centre
MedicX has opened a new medical centre in East Cowes. The 1,584 sq m (17,050 sq ft) modern, purpose-built medical centre, on the Town...
Brokers and patient groups consult Competition Commission
Half way through the eight month information gathering exercise into the private healthcare market the Competition Commission continues to receive protestations from medical consultants...
More GPs are sending patients private
A survey by Spire Healthcare revealed last month that UK GPs are feeling increasingly comfortable about directing patients to private healthcare providers - even...
PPU unit planned for Basingstoke hospital
Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital is set to get a 22-bed private patient unit (PPU) in its diagnosis and treatment centre along with consultant...
The OFT warns health trusts about PPU price sharing
Eight members of the Southern Region Private Healthcare Association (SPHA) were approached by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) earlier this year following the...
Bowmark Capital nails Care Fertility Deal
Bowmark Capital has bought Care Fertility Group, the country’s largest fertility services provider, from General Healthcare Group which trades as BMI Healthcare.The Bowmark Capital...
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