Vita Health Group profits fall 34% despite revenue growth

Spire Healthcare-owned Vita Health Group booked a 6.9% increase in annual revenue to £114.3m in FY25, but higher costs and weaker corporate trading pushed...

HMT income rises 16% but NHS restrictions hit St Hugh’s Hospital

The Healthcare Management Trust (HMT), which operates St Hugh's Hospital in Grimsby and Sancta Maria Hospital in Swansea, has reported a 15.6% increase in...

Practical investment ideas to tackle healthcare staff shortages

Healthcare systems are short on people, time and capacity. Penny Pinnock, business development manager at Siemens Financial Services, explores how smarter processes, technology and...

PHP agrees hospital JV with Singaporean sovereign wealth fund

Primary Health Properties (PHP) has agreed to enter into a strategic joint venture with Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC to invest in private hospital...

Cygnet profits double as revenue tops £750m

Mental health and social care provider Cygnet Health more than doubled its post-tax profit to £59.5m in FY25 as increased bed numbers offset a...

Simplyhealth adds online prescribing service through Evaro partnership

Simplyhealth has added a private online prescribing service to its health cash plans through a partnership with digital healthcare provider Evaro, extending access to...

IHPN warns of postcode lottery in NHS eyecare provision

Patients face unequal access to NHS eyecare services because of inconsistent commissioning and referral arrangements, despite spare capacity among independent providers, according to a...

Losses continue to narrow at Cromwell Hospital as patient activity rises

Bupa-owned Cromwell Hospital reduced its pre-tax losses to £8.9m in FY26, down from £10.7m the previous year, as higher patient activity and price increases...

Vitality expands Boots partnership with plans for in-store GP services

Vitality has announced it is expanding its partnership with Boots to increase the range of services offered to its members through the pharmacy chain's...

Affidea signs agreement to acquire two Alliance Medical centres in London

Affidea has signed an agreement to acquire two established Alliance Medical advanced diagnostic centres in Harley Street and Marylebone. Financial details of the transaction have...