Assura maintains momentum despite Covid-19 pandemic
UK REIT and primary care property investor Assura plc reported a 20.3% jump in pre-tax profit today as it maintained rental income and development...
Insurer-funded hospital activity dips in October
Insurer-funded activity in independent sector hospitals dipped in October ending the month-on-month increases reported since the end of lockdown in June, according to the...
The shape of things to come
As Covid-19 continues to surge across Europe, the pandemic looks set to remain the biggest story in healthcare well into 2021, but as delegates...
Spire Healthcare appoints group medical director
Dr Catherine Cale has joined Spire Healthcare as its group medical director.
Cale will join Spire’s executive committee and work on the development of medical...
MAF expands healthcare team with senior hire
Financial services broker, Midlands Asset Finance (MAF) has expanded its healthcare division with the appointment of Mark Lawson as a director.
Lawson is the first...
CQC orders urgent improvements at Priory hospital
Priory Hospital Bristol has been ordered to make urgent improvements to staffing and safety processes following inspection by the CQC.
The regulator said it had...
Medical Solutions rebrands HealthHero
Marcol-backed Medical Solutions is rebranding its virtual GP business HealthHero as the company eyes major European expansion.
HealthHero was launched in 2019 when investment house...
Time for action
The CQC’s report on the use of segregation and restraint in care services is uncomfortable but essential reading for all providers looking to deliver...
Post-Covid rehab
There is still much unknown about the long-term health implications for patients who have had the most severe forms of Covid-19, but it is...
Belfast hospital secures new funds to support expansion
Kingsbridge Healthcare Group (KHG) has secured £1.25m in new funding from Ulster Bank and asset finance specialists Lombard to support growth at its Belfast...