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Spire sells Tunbridge Wells hospital to NHS Trust

Spire Healthcare has sold its 28-bed Spire Tunbridge Wells hospital to Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells (MTW) NHS Trust for £9.975m. The company, which reported revenue...

HCA invests £50m in two new cancer centres

HCA Healthcare UK has opened two new cancer centres in central London to meet growing demand from private patients. The US-owned company has invested £50m...

Improvements to online primary care services still needed

The quality of virtual GP services has improved over the last year but nearly half of providers are still failing to provide safe care,...

Hunt demands independent providers act on safety

Jeremy Hunt has told independent hospitals that they could be placed in ‘special measures’ if they are rated ‘inadequate’ by the Care Quality Commission...

Cygnet appoints group clinical director

Cygnet Health Care has appointed Dr Rob Verity as group clinical director. Verity has been covering the role on an interim basis since earlier this...

APRIL UK in new PMI agreement with AXA PPP healthcare

AXA PPP healthcare is to offer APRIL UK’s health insurance customers continuation of their cover following APRIL UK’s decision last week to exit the...

PHP portfolio grows to €100m

Primary Health Properties (PHP) has bought three primary care centres in the Republic of Ireland, taking the gross value of its Irish portfolio to...

RCGP chair accuses online GP providers of ‘bully-boy tactics’

The chair of the Royal College of GPs (RCGP) has accused virtual GP providers of ‘widening health inequalities’ and creating a ‘digital divide’ in...

Online GP service plans expansion after securing new funding

Online primary care platform The GP Service has announced plans to expand its offering after receiving a £1m funding package from Maven Capital Partners...
The London Doctors Clinic opens new centre

Harley Street clinics ordered to make improvements by the CQC

The safety of patient care in the private sector has been cast into the spotlight again this week after two separate clinics in London’s...