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...

Bluecrest Wellness appoints CEO

Health assessment business Bluecrest Wellness has appointed Dominque Kent as CEO. Kent has significant experience building and scaling operations in customer-focused health and social care...

Apposite strengthens healthcare deal team

Apposite Capital has strengthened its deal team with the promotion of Anne-Laure Meynier to partner and Sahil Shah as investment manager, and the appointment...

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,...

Rising demand for PMI boosts AXA Health

Increasing demand from both individual and corporate clients has helped drive a 42% leap in pre-tax profit at the UK’s second largest health insurer...

Positive action in health and social care

The tide of reports of bullying and harassment in work settings represents a wake-up call for many organisations in their pursuit of a more...

Four promotions at Sovereign Capital Partners

Private equity buy and build specialist Sovereign Capital Partners has promoted four people within its team. Jake Warman becomes talent partner and will have a...

TidalSense closes £7.5m funding round

Healthtech company TidalSense has closed a £7.5m fundraising round led by investors BGF and Downing. The Cambridge-based company, which develops AI-driven diagnostic and monitoring technologies...

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...

Healthcode figures suggest further record growth and emerging opportunities for independent providers

The Covid-19 pandemic caused a ‘blip’ rather than a change in long term demand for private healthcare, with strong recovery across the board and...