Capita’s pensions arm Bluefin set to merge

Capita Hartshead has acquired employee benefits firm Bluefin Corporate Consulting in a deal worth £50m.

OFT referral to competition commission flawed

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has been accused of failing to get to grips with some of the competition issues within private healthcare after its referral of the sector to the Competition Commission.

Analysts impressed with Hinchingbrooke

Analysts Investec reported last month that they are impressed with progress to date’ at Hinchingbrooke Hospital, which was taken over by Circle in February this year.

ADVO group invests in PMI intermediary

The consolidation of the private medical insurance market – on the intermediary level – continues as ADVO Group, specialist healthcare intermediary announced the acquisition...

April Medibroker invests in MediCare

April Medibroker, the international private medical insurance broker is to buy MediCare International, the expat healthcover provider, subsidiary of Lonmar Global Risks.MediCare International Limited...

HCA group invests in Blossoms Healthcare

Hospital group HCA has invested in Blossoms Healthcare LLP, a private healthcare business, as a shareholder.Blossoms employs 15 doctors and 10 nurses at facilities...

Delivering the workforce agenda

LETBs engagement with independents callLocal Education and Training Boards (LETBs) must provide evidence that they are engaging with the independent sector, according to Debbie...

Medicash introduces personal health plan

Medicash, the health cash plan provider has launched a new personal health plan, Medicash Wellbeing.Medicash Wellbeing provides members with cost-effective cover allowing them to...

NHS commissioning structure still unclear

The NHS commissioning structure is still unclear and eliciting responses from CCGs not easy was a consensus from the recent Laing & Buisson NHS...

Retired people worry more about health

Research has revealed that 60% of retired people have become more concerned about their own or their partner’s health since retiring.The nationwide research, from...