Ramsay partners with Doctor Care Anywhere on virtual GP referral pathway

Ramsay Health Care UK has partnered with virtual GP provider Doctor Care Anywhere to offer patients direct access from online GP consultations to specialist...

CQC appoints Emily Miles as chief executive officer

Emily Miles has been appointed chief executive officer of the Care Quality Commission (CQC). She joins from her role as director general for food, farming,...

Spire Healthcare named Team GB healthcare partner until Los Angeles 2028

Spire Healthcare has been appointed Team GB's exclusive official healthcare services partner under a new agreement running until the end of 2028, including the...

Murphy succeeds Skinner as Vitality group finance chief

Vitality has appointed Adam Murphy as group chief finance officer, succeeding Justin Skinner, who is retiring from executive roles. Murphy took up the role on...

Two-thirds of employers expect to cut workplace healthcare budgets

Two-thirds of employers expect rising costs to reduce spending on workplace healthcare next year, despite growing pressure from government for businesses to play a...

Spire appoints Debbie White as next chair

Spire Healthcare has appointed Debbie White as chair-designate, succeeding Sir Ian Cheshire, who will step down as chair later this year.  White, who joined the...

Draeger opens healthcare innovation hub to support NHS technology adoption

Draeger Medical UK has opened a new innovation hub at its Hemel Hempstead headquarters as part of an investment aimed at supporting the adoption...

Why the NHS needs private urgent care

Systemic dysfunction in the way the NHS deals with emergency and urgent care presents a clear, scalable market opportunity for investors and private operators....

Mérieux launches €600m healthcare buyout fund

Mérieux Equity Partners has secured €335m at the first close of its latest healthcare-focused buyout fund, putting it more than halfway towards its €600m...

Blue Owl and Moor Park acquire Spire hospital portfolio

Alternative asset manager Blue Owl Capital and its partners Moor Park Capital Partners have acquired 12 hospitals operated by Spire Healthcare. Financial details of the...