Clerkenwell Health launches professional course in psychedelic-assisted therapy

Mental health start-up Clerkenwell Health is launching a practitioner programme for healthcare professionals interested in psychedelic-assisted therapy. The move coincides with a new study published...

Practice Plus Group launches TV ads for Wellsoon brand

Practice Plus Group has launched a TV advertising campaign for its lower cost private surgery brand Wellsoon. The regionally targeted campaign will screen on ITV...

Orthopaedics and ophthalmology continue to drive independent sector share of NHS electives

Independent sector healthcare providers carried out 10.6% of all NHS-funded elective activity in February, according to analysis of NHS England data by the Independent...

St Andrew’s expands neurobehavioral provision

St Andrew’s Healthcare (STAH) has opened a new ward within the neuro division at its Northampton site. The ten-bed Church ward is situated in Malcolm...

PMIs should set out limitations to customers, says ratings agency

Limited access to private medical facilities in some regions of the UK should be explained to prospective PMI customers in advance, according to research...

Development begins on £11m Circle Health clinic

Construction work has commenced on Circle Health’s new £11m day hospital in Cheshire. The Alexandra Clinic will specialise in outpatient services and be overseen by...

Vitality launches automated underwriting tool

Insurer Vitality has launched an automated underwriting tool for fully medically underwritten (FMU) individual health insurance applications.   The first of its kind, the new...

Amethyst Radiotherapy completes major upgrade at Queen Square

Cancer treatment provider Amethyst Radiotherapy has installed new Gamma Knife technology at The Queen Square Radiosurgery Centre in London. Specialist cranage was used to lift...

PHIN partners with iWGC to support data submissions

The Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) has launched a new initiative to enable the free submission of data to PHIN through the iWantGreatCare (iWGC)...

Spire invests £5.2m in solar energy project

Spire Healthcare has embarked on a £5.2m project to install 12,155 solar panels at its 38 hospitals across England, Wales and Scotland this year. The...