Bupa Health Clinics to open at five MyHealthcare sites

Bupa Health Clinics has entered into a new partnership with MyHealthcare to open five new health centres at the private medical and dental providers...

Expanding the role of associates

Expanding the roles and responsibilities of physician associates is being put forward as a potential solution to the global shortage of doctors and nurses,...

First choice and procurement panel review forces ICB to abandon contract award

North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (NENC) has abandoned plans to re-award a contract for the provision of ADHD services to Psychiatry...

Oxford University medtech spinout raises £8m in Series A+

Oxford University medtech spinout Oxford Endovascular has completed an £8m Series A+ funding round led by Parkwalk Advisors, which invested £4.2m. Norcliffe Capital, The University...

Towergate hires new head of marketing

Towergate Health & Protection has appointed Kate Kilpatrick as head of marketing - employee benefits. Kilpatrick has more than 25 years' experience in employee benefits,...

Expanding private client base boosts recruitment firm Athona

Revenue at healthcare recruitment specialist Athona leapt by 18.6% in the year ended 31 July 2023 as the company increased market share in both its doctor...

Alex Perry to take over as Nuffield CEO as Steve Gray announces retirement

Bupa’s Alex Perry is set to take over as CEO of Nuffield Health following the retirement of current CEO Steve Gray later this year. Gray...

CMA continues to step up enforcement action against hospitals and consultants

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is continuing to step up enforcement action against private hospitals and consultants that fail to submit data to...

Demand for private healthcare continues to reach record levels

The latest figures from Healthcode indicate that demand for private healthcare continues to rise following a record year for the sector in 2023. Speaking at...

Government plans to expand patient choice after accepting panel recommendations

NHS patients will have a choice of provider for outpatient treatments, including diagnostic procedures such as endoscopies and ambulatory ECG, under plans announced by...