High cost drugs and new facility impacts Spencer Private Hospitals

Spencer Private Hospitals has reported a 17% drop in net profit to £177,000 for the year ended 31 March 2020 following investment in its...

A year of Covid

IHPN CEO David Hare looks back at the last 12 months of the pandemic and what it means for the independent healthcare sector The last...

BMI to close Gisburne Park Hospital

BMI Healthcare is closing its Gisburne Park Hospital in Lancashire this month. The 24-bed hospital is a Grade I listed building and includes two theatres,...

Liva partnership launches cardiac rehab programme

Pan-European digital health provider Liva Healthcare has partnered with biotech company Amgen to provide cardiac rehabilitation services for patients who have suffered a heart...

Self-pay demand grows as waiting lists rise

The self-pay market for private medical treatment remains on course for growth despite wider macro-economic uncertainty, according to the latest research from LaingBuisson.  The third...

China: Medlive Technology prepares Hong Kong listing

The largest online professional physician platform in China has hired Goldman Sachs and Haitong International to sponsor its planned Hong Kong IPO. Medlive Technology is...

Spire launches nursing degree apprenticeship programme

Spire Healthcare is rolling out a nurse degree apprenticeship programme across its 35 English hospitals in partnership with the University of Sunderland.  The programme is...

PHIN to re-engage consultants ahead of website relaunch

The Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) has announced plans to re-engage with consultants working in private practice. PHIN, which is the official information body for...

National Friendly appoints business development manager

Bristol based National Friendly has appointed Gavin Brooks as business development manager. The appointment is designed to support the company’s growing presence in the intermediary...

Totally secures £17.8m worth of contract extensions

Out of hours and urgent care provider Totally plc has been awarded contract extensions worth a total of £17.8m. The contracts, which were awarded to...