Eye Hospital Group ‘seriously impacted’ by pandemic

The Eye Hospitals Group, which trades as Ultralase and Optimax, has said its business was seriously impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic last year as...
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OCL Vision welcomes new head of operations and six more staff additions

Private ophthalmic clinic OCL Vision has appointed Alby Wakeling as head of operations, as well as six additional hires across the clinic's nursing, operations...

Sensyne announces new chief scientific officer

AI company Sensyne Health plc has appointed Dr David Ruau as chief scientific officer, a newly created role, with effect from 1 September 2021. He will...

Spex Capital joins forces with MedCity to fund early stage health tech

Newly launched digital health and med-tech investment firm Spex Capital has partnered with MedCity to identify and fund early stage health tech ventures and accelerate their...

MPs urge government to plug the ‘regulatory gap’ in non-surgical aesthetic treatments

MPs have called on the government to act urgently to ‘plug the regulatory gap’ in the non-surgical aesthetic treatments sector. Publishing its report into botox,...

Medica reports margin improvement as elective recovery continues

Teleradiology business Medica today said that gross margins had exceeded 2020 levels in H1 as elective revenues recover. In a trading update, the London-listed company,...

Occupational health sector hit by changes in working practices, says HML

Covid-19 has created an ‘extremely challenging’ environment for the occupational health sector, one of its leading providers, Health Management Limited (HML), has said after...

Marsh steps down as Health Shield CEO

Courtney Marsh has stood down as CEO of friendly society Health Shield. He will be replaced by former Shepherds Friendly boss Geoffrey Spencer on...

Cosmetic surgery clinic in special measures after failing to improve

London-based cosmetic surgery provider Belvedere Private Hospital has been placed in special measures by the CQC after an unannounced inspection found it lacked effective...

OakNorth Bank strengthens its board of directors

OakNorth Bank has strengthened its board with the appointment of Carolyn Schuetz as a non-executive director. Schuetz has over 30 years of global financial services...