PHP reports rise in income and ‘considerable progress’ on private hospital JV

Primary Health Properties (PHP) has reported a rise in rental income and continued progress on post-acquisition integration in the three months to 31 March...

Turnaround at Benenden

Benenden Health has reported a £25.1m operational surplus for 2025, marking a financial turnaround from a deficit position two years earlier. The not-for-profit provider said...

Allica Bank increases loan sizes to health and care businesses

Allica Bank is expanding its lending and product flexibility to health and care operators across the UK. It is increasing its maximum day one loan...

Ramsay reports positive findings from GIRFT review

Ramsay Health Care UK has reported positive findings from an independent national review of its orthopaedic and spinal services. The review, commissioned by the Australian-owned...

HM meets…Alex Perry

Alex Perry crossed the path from health insurance to healthcare provision when he took up the role of CEO at Nuffield Health at the...

PPG opens MRI suite at Birmingham hospital

Practice Plus Group (PPG) has opened a new MRI suite at its Birmingham hospital as part of an investment to expand diagnostic capacity and...

Broadstone expands health and risk team

Employee benefits consultancy Broadstone has appointed Emily Degan as team leader for its risk and health desk-based consulting team. Degan brings nearly 30 years of...

Healthcode reports record insured activity in Q1

The UK private healthcare market recorded its busiest quarter on record at the start of 2026, with insured treatment volumes and revenues both rising...

Spire to offer direct to consumer genetic testing

Spire Healthcare has launched a direct-to-consumer genetic test designed to assess an individual’s risk of developing cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, breast cancer and...

Growing confidence in self-pay as NHS access issues persist

Independent healthcare providers are anticipating strong growth in their private pay markets in the coming year, driven particularly by a renewed confidence in self-pay activity,...