Monitor revises debt cap proposal after private sector objections

Monitor, the NHS Foundation Trust regulator is set to reconsider whether to impose a debt cap on private businesses providing services to the NHS...

Bupa links with Macmillan Cancer

Health insurer Bupa’s oncology support team has received training from Macmillan Cancer Support, to help it better assist customers with cancer.The training programme deepened...

Hellenic rebrands and gathers pace

The Hellenic Project is set to rebrand as the Private Hospitals Information Network (PHIN) under chief executive, Matt James, who left the PHA earlier...

Independents see increase in self-pay as NHS struggles

Spire Healthcare has reported an increase in its self-pay business for the year ending December 2011. Its annual report (see page 22) showed that earnings...

PHA considers opening membership

Key members of the Private Hospitals Alliance (PHA) have agreed that the private sector is ‘stronger together’ and admitted that, in hindsight, it was...

Ramsay draws down ahead of acquisitions

Ramsay Health Care has made its first draw down of A$994m (£630m) under its senior debt facility, paving the way for international acquisitions. Ramsay...

CareFusion acquires UK Medical Limited

Care Fusion, the global healthcare products and services provider has acquired UK Medical Limited, the distributor of medical products to the NHS and private...

Mulberry accredited

The Mulberry Unit at the Woodbourne Priory Hospital in Birmingham, part of the Priory Group, has received an independent endorsement of the quality of...

NHS could eat into IVF market share after NICE recommendations

Private hospitals offering fertility treatment may see some impact from the easing of restrictions for treatment for IVF under the NHS as per recommendations...

Competition Commission publishes timetable

The Competition Commission has published its timetable for the investigation of the private healthcare market which was referred to the Commission by the Office...