Chief financial officer for HCA

HCA International Ltd has appointed John Bugos as its new chief financial officer.Mr Bugos, who is 48 and currently director of strategy and planning...

BMI Meriden calls for delay to NHS patients

A BMI hospital has caused controversy by suggesting NHS patients should be delayed up to two months to encourage more patients to pay to...

HCA opens outpatient private patient cancer unit

HCA’s NHS Ventures division has a new private patient cancer unit at the UCLH Macmillan Cancer Centre in Huntley Street in central London.The new...

Allianz Worldwide launches healthcare in the UK

To reflect increasing global mobility Allianz Worldwide Care has launched Signature, a comprehensive and transparent private medical insurance (PMI) plan, covering treatment inside or...

KPMG boosts healthcare team

KPMG has appointed Malcolm Lowe-Lauri to its Global Centre of Excellence in Healthcare.Mr Lowe-Lauri will support clients across Australia and the UK, before expanding...

Health and care providers safe in private equity hands

The incentives under which private equity operates in the UK health and care sector are well aligned with the public interest in maintaining efficient...

PIPs non-toxic but are all private providers?

A report into PIP implants published last month found that PIP gel material is non-toxic to humans and not carcinogenic, however they were found...

Bourke joins Bupa

Bupa has appointed Evelyn Bourke as its new chief financial officer. Ms Bourke joins from Friends Life where she was chief commercial officer and...

Bupa to develop new business model

Bupa, the private medical insurance (PMI) provider embroiled in dispute with BMI hospitals over charges and almost everyone over GP open referral is now...

Scott to leave Priory Group

Philip Scott chief executive of the Priory Group has announced he is to step down. Mr Scott joined the group as chief executive in 2007...