PHP refinances with sustainability-linked loans

Primary Health Properties (PHP) has refinanced a number of legacy loans with a new £200m debt facility from Aviva Investors. The 15-year debt facility will...

Hospitals remain in special measure after quality deteriorates

Two independent mental health hospitals operated by the John Munroe Group have been rated inadequate by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for the second...

Nuffield Health announces two new additions to its board of governors

Dr Junaid Bajwa and Mark Stansfeld have joined Nuffield Health's Board of Governors. Bajwa has spent more than 15 years working across primary care, secondary...

Aviva extends timeframe for Covid-19 rebate pledge

Aviva has extended the timeframe for its PMI rebate pledge until the end of 2022 and increased payments by 20%. The insurer said the length...

CMA reviews divestment after Circle fails to find a buyer for Birmingham site

Circle Health has been unable to find a buyer for its Birmingham hospital despite undertaking a ‘thorough sales process’, according to documents published by...

Priory appoints Rebekah Cresswell as UK CEO

Mental health and specialist adult care provider Priory Group has appointed Rebekah Cresswell as its UK chief executive. She is the company's first female...

Hamberley secures planning permission for neurological rehabilitation centre

Hamberley Development has completed a multi-million-pound deal to acquire land in Southampton for a new neurological rehabilitation centre operated by its sister company Inspire...

Riverdale acquires Perfect Smile’s North East portfolio

Apposite Capital-backed Riverdale Healthcare is continuing its roll-up in the North East after acquiring seven dental practices in Tyne & Wear.  The practices, which were formerly part...

PHIN figures confirm record numbers self-funding hospital treatment

Self-funding patients accounted for a third of admissions to private hospitals in the first half of 2021, according to new figures from the Private Healthcare...

Beauty is in the eye of the investor

A cowboy image, low barriers to entry and vulnerability to economic downturns have led many investors to eschew the cosmetic procedure market, but a...