Cromwell Hospital opens Urgent Care Centre

Bupa’s Cromwell Hospital in London has opened a new Urgent Care Centre for patients with non-life-threatening injuries and illnesses. The consultant-led centre is open from 8am to...

Fresh evidence of strong PMI demand as Aviva announces Q1 figures

Aviva has become the latest insurer to announce strong growth in PMI sales. The UK’s third largest PMI provider – a position it holds jointly...

Bupa announces partnership with Ascenti

Bupa has partnered with physiotherapy and mental health provider Ascenti to offer face-to-face physiotherapy to its members. Under the deal, Bupa customers will be able...

LaingBuisson research suggests sustained demand for self-pay

Demand for self-pay treatment shows little sign of abating despite inflation and the reduction in disposable income, according to the latest research from LaingBuisson. Historically,...

New awareness campaign will back expansion of patient choice

Long awaited plans to expand patient choice in a bid to tackle lengthening waiting lists have been announced by Ministers today. Newly updated software will...

Independent sector inpatient admissions reach record levels

Independent sector inpatient admissions reached record levels in 2022, according to new figures released by the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN). The number of private...

Joint administrators appointed for The Regenerative Clinic

The Regenerative Clinic, which provided regenerative treatments in orthopaedics, aesthetics, and gynaecology, has gone into administration following the axation of a key Covid-19 testing...

Shared waiting lists and independent sector capacity will drive down NHS waits, says Labour

Single waiting lists and increased use of the independent sector would help tackle the electives backlog under a Labour government in plans announced today...

Circle seeks planning approval for Cheshire daycase centre

Circle Health is seeking planning approval to develop a new 15,000sqft day surgery centre on the site of a former office block in Northwich,...

Taskforce report delayed until summer

Publication of the much-anticipated report from the Elective Recovery Taskforce, set up by the Prime Minister in December to examine how the independent sector...