New PHIN data indicates strong recovery for private electives
Private elective care returned to pre-pandemic levels in October, suggesting that the private insured and self-pay market had largely recovered in the run up...
New market entrants remain bullish over Capital’s growth prospects
New entrants to London’s private hospital market remain bullish about the prospects for growth despite Brexit turmoil and reports of softening demand from international...
Liva partnership announces four new contracts
The NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme (NHS DPP), which is delivered by a consortium of providers including digital health tech company Liva Healthcare, has announced four...
NHS will need independent sector capacity to sustain elective surgery, MPs told
The president of the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) today told MPs that it could take years for routine NHS surgery to return to...
Investing in healthcare
After a subdued 2023, there are signs that deal activity is starting to gradually pick up in 2024. HM reports from LaingBuisson’s annual Investing...
Priory Hospital still failing patients, says CQC
The CQC has said it could take action to close down a Priory Group-owned mental health hospital where one patient died and another was...
PHIN meets extended target for publishing consultant data
The Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) has published initial performance measures on over 1,000 consultants working in private healthcare.
The data was originally due for...
Turnaround at Elysium drives earnings leap at Ramsay Health Care UK
Growth in admissions, higher acuity levels and a significant turnaround in its mental health business fuelled a 115% leap in EBIT at Ramsay Health Care’s...
Bupa appoints non-executive director
Private medical insurance provider Bupa has appointed Cath Keers as a non-executive director to its Remuneration Committee with effect from 1 November.
Keers joins the...
Surrey hospital to close following inadequate CQC rating
Shrewsbury Court Independent Hospital has said it will close on 17 December after the CQC imposed urgent conditions requiring rapid improvements at the site.
Based...