PHP proves resilient as earnings jump 13.1% in H1

Primary Health Properties (PHP) has continued to remain resilient in the face of Covid-19 after posting a 13.1% jump in adjusted earnings to £40.7m in...

IVIRMA takes 10% share of UK IVF market with acquisition of CREATE Fertility

International reproductive medicine giant IVIRMA Global has strengthened its UK footprint with the acquisition of former family-owned IVF businesses CREATE Fertility and abc IVF. Financial...

Colosseum expands pan-European presence with Curaeos acquisition

Jacobs Holding-backed Colosseum Dental Group has agreed to acquire fellow pan-European dental group Curaeos from EQT Private Equity for an undisclosed sum. The deal strengthens...

IHPN urges local health systems to engage more effectively with non-statutory providers

The Independent Healthcare Providers Network (IHPN) is calling on the new integrated care systems (ICS) to step up their engagement with the independent and...

HM meets William Harris

Compared to other consumer facing industries, the independent healthcare sector has been slow to adopt finance solutions but with the self-pay market expected to...

Swift Covid response helps boost revenue at Mastercall

Out of hospital care provider Mastercall has reported a 10% rise in turnover to £12.2m for the year ended 30 September 2020. The social enterprise,...

Income up at WPA as it rebates customers for Covid disruption

PMI provider WPA paid out around £7.4m in premium rebates last year following restrictions on private healthcare activity during the UK’s first Covid lockdown. Premium...

Policyholders decline but low claims boost surplus at Paycare

Health cash plan provider Paycare has said it could take up to two years for the number of policyholders to return to pre pandemic...
What will the NHS Long Term Plan mean for mental health?

Revenue falls at Mental Health Care UK as occupancy levels decline

Mental Health Care UK Limited has reported a 17.4% drop in revenue to £27.5m in the year ended 30 June 2020 following a fall...

The future of regulation

Corinne Slingo, partner at DAC Beachcroft, explores the future of regulation for health and social care providers in light of the White Paper and...