Raising the profile of independent healthcare

As demand for private healthcare continues to increase, IHPN CEO David Hare discusses the Budget, NHS waiting times and a positive start to 2024   We're...

MDU appoints professional services director

The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has appointed Dr Caroline Fryar as professional services director. Previously a GP, Fryar has worked at the MDU for seventeen...

Earnings dip at TPC

Global inflationary pressure and the UK cost of living crisis have impacted performance at Quadrivio Group-backed cosmetic treatment specialist The Private Clinic (TPC). Revenue dipped by...

Losses continue at London’s Mayo Clinic

London’s Mayo Clinic Healthcare LLP continued to rack up losses in FY22 despite a 70% jump in revenue to £3.9m. The company said it had...

Public supportive of private healthcare, says Benenden

The public is supportive of private healthcare but the sector needs to do more to raise awareness of what it can offer, a new...

Kingdom merges healthcare staffing businesses

Kingdom Services Group has announced the merger of its two specialist health and care staffing businesses Kingdom Healthcare and Kingdom Medical. The company, which will...

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...

MPS Foundation invites applications for 2024 grant programme

The MPS Foundation has opened applications for its 2024 grant programme. Now in its third year, the programme invests in research and analysis projects focused...

Bluecrest appoints CMO

Health assessment provider Bluecrest Wellness has appointed Dr Martin Thornton as chief medical officer. Qualified in medicine at the University of Liverpool, followed by a...

New chief commercial officer at HealthTrust Europe

Birmingham-based procurement organisation and strategic supply chain partner HealthTrust Europe has appointed Emma James as chief commercial officer. James, who will take up the post...