Chair appointed for TriSpan-owned dental business

Peter Keegans has been appointed executive chair of the UK dental business at Real Good Dental Company, following investment by private equity firm TriSpan. Scotland based...

Circle Health announces major investment programme as US Centene takes over ownership

Circle Health Group has said it is rolling out ‘a new credo’ across its 50-plus strong hospital network alongside a major investment programme. The...

Mayo Clinic expands offering at London site

Mayo Clinic Healthcare is expanding the list of specialties offered at its clinic in London’s Portland Place. The high-end outpatient clinic has engaged teams of...

The regulation agenda – a broader remit for the CQC?

The CQC’s new strategy for regulation and inspection might not be a complete gamechanger for independent healthcare providers, but it raises crucial issues about...

NPS acquires AI referral business Vantage Health

Public sector software and services provider Northgate Public Services (NPS) has acquired healthcare technology platform Vantage Health for an undisclosed sum. At the end of last...

High growth teleradiology business secures £1.7m investment from Foresight

Early stage teleradiology business Hexarad has secured a £1.7m capital growth investment from infrastructure and private equity investor Foresight Group as part of a...

The price of disrespect

There is growing evidence that rude and disrespectful behaviour in the workplace impacts performance and productivity but for those working in healthcare settings, incivility...

HCA adds rapid response to UK concierge service

HCA Healthcare UK’s Concierge Centre has launched a Rapid Response Referral service For patients with complex and time critical care needs. Following a successful pilot earlier this year,...

Ombudsman calls for improvements in NHS imaging

The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) is urging the government to prioritise improvements to NHS imaging services after it identified serious failings across...

Ministers urged to use independent sector capacity as waiting lists spiral

The Independent Healthcare Providers Network (IHPN) has called on the government to put forward a ‘clear plan’ on how it will tackle the ‘huge...