Marsh steps down as Health Shield CEO
Courtney Marsh has stood down as CEO of friendly society Health Shield. He will be replaced by former Shepherds Friendly boss Geoffrey Spencer on...
Cosmetic surgery clinic in special measures after failing to improve
London-based cosmetic surgery provider Belvedere Private Hospital has been placed in special measures by the CQC after an unannounced inspection found it lacked effective...
OakNorth Bank strengthens its board of directors
OakNorth Bank has strengthened its board with the appointment of Carolyn Schuetz as a non-executive director.
Schuetz has over 30 years of global financial services...
Phoenix Hospital launches early cancer detection service
Phoenix Hospital Group has announced plans to launch a full-body cancer screening imaging service at its Harley Street site.
The ‘Advanced Cancer Screening’ service...
Spire shareholders vote down Ramsay bid
Spire Healthcare shareholders have rejected Ramsay Health Care’s £1.4bn takeover bid, ending plans to create the UK’s largest private hospital group.
Ramsay sweetened its bid...
Sensyne explores dual listing in the US
Clinical AI company Sensyne Health has announced plans to explore a dual listing on NASDAQ.
The company, which was founded by former science minister and...
Beating the cardio backlog
Mark Bailham and Mark Woolley from cardiology equipment supplier Cardio Solutions, part of the Healthcare 21 Group, explore the role the private sector has...
Playing the waiting game
IHPN director of policy and delivery David Furness looks at what rising NHS waiting lists mean for the independent health sector
NHS England’s monthly performance data is always eagerly...
Clinova welcomes new board advisor
Digital healthcare company Clinova has appointed Alessandro Barnaba to advise the board on its growth funding strategy.
Barnaba previously spent over 20 years at the...
Cosmetic surgery provider deregistered after repeated breaches
The CQC has deregistered a Sunderland-based cosmetic surgery provider after it continued to carry out surgical procedures in breach of conditions.
The regulator ordered Aesthetic...