Cygnet appoints non-executive director

Health and social care provider Cygnet has appointed Ian Brokenshire as a non-executive director to its advisory board. He recently retired from a career at...

Setting up a practice regulatory compliance and business basics

In the first of a new three-part series on setting up private GP practices by specialist health lawyers at Hill Dickinson LLP, partner Jamie...

View from the top

IHPN CEO David Hare reports on its Annual Summit, where stakeholders from across the independent healthcare sector joined an impressive line-up of guest speakers...

Red Whale joins MDU

Specialist learning and education provider for GPs and primary care specialists Red Whale has joined the Medical Defence Union (MDU) group. The two organisations will...

Smile Direct winds down after collapse of rescue plan

US-owned teledentistry platform SmileDirectClub has ceased trading following a failed bid to sell the heavily indebted company as a going concern. The online clear aligner...

High performance data in the healthcare sector

In the latest column from the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN), CEO Ian Gargan explains the rationale behind its recent Quality Forum, focused on...

Employers seeking alternatives as premiums rise

Premium inflation is driving more employers to go out to market and seek lower cost healthcare benefits for their staff, the CEO of one...

Cygnet Health Care achieves Triangle of Care accreditation

Cygnet Health Care has reached a significant milestone by becoming the first independent health and social care services provider to secure accreditation under the...

NHS PPUs struggling to return to pre-pandemic activity

NHS private patient units (PPUs) are struggling to return to pre-pandemic activity levels despite a surge in demand for private patient services, according to...

PMI admissions driving record growth in private patient activity

The number of private pay admissions funded by PMI continues to climb as demand for self-pay plateaus, according to data released today by the...