Unity Trust Bank promotes Paul Kelly to lead healthcare strategy

Unity Trust Bank has promoted Paul Kelly from relationship manager to healthcare lead as part of its backing to the social and primary care...

Nuffield Health reports record profits

Nuffield Health has reported record profits for FY25 as its cost-cutting and efficiency drive began to bear fruit. The charity, which operates 35 hospitals alongside...

Onebright Group expands with Mindstep acquisition

Outpatient mental healthcare provider Onebright Group Ltd has acquired digital mental health platform Mindstep. Financial details of the transaction have not been disclosed, but the...

When scale becomes a liability: the multi-site renewal challenge in UK private hospitals

As independent hospital groups continue to expand, managing risk across increasingly complex multi-site organisations is becoming ever-more challenging. Peter Wickham, divisional director at...

Inspire Neurocare appoints Prof Nick Alderman as clinical director

Inspire Neurocare has recruited Professor Nick Alderman as its clinical director. Prof Alderman, who brings more than 40 years of experience across clinical practice, research,...

PHIN delivers on CMA Order after decade-long programme

The Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) has completed a decade-long programme to implement the Competition and Markets Authority's (CMA) transparency requirements for the private...

Baroness Julia Neuberger named preferred candidate for chair of CQC

Rabbi Baroness Julia Neuberger has been named as the preferred candidate to be the next chair of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) by the...

Optegra warns of rising waits for NHS cataract procedures

Pan-European eye care specialist Optegra has warned that changes to NHS commissioning are limiting the number of patients independent providers can treat, despite continued...

Mansfield Advisors promotes Evans and Papadopoulos

Healthcare strategy consultancy Mansfield Advisors has promoted Freddie Evans to engagement manager and Filippos Papadopoulos to associate. Evans has more than nine years' experience in...

Medneo acquires Ramsay’s mobile imaging fleet

Diagnostic imaging provider Medneo has acquired Ramsay Diagnostics UK Ltd’s mobile MRI and CT fleet. Financial details of the ‘multi-million-pound’ agreement have not been disclosed...