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Clearing the mist on cataract surgery

With demand for cataract surgery on the rise, it is little wonder that some CCGs are looking to restrict access by introducing ‘visual acuity’...

Beating the backlog

The Covid-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented pressures to healthcare systems across the world and for endoscopy, the backlog presented by postponed procedures could have...

Private providers could benefit from waiting list backlog

NHS Improvement (NHSI) is to publish fresh guidance to trusts about managing their elective surgery capacity, amid reports that the health service could send...

Medicash merges with Health@Work

Liverpool based health insurer Medicash has acquired Health@Work Consultancy Services for an undisclosed sum.   Established for over 25 years, Health@Work offers a range of health...

ECI Partners snaps up 4Ways

Mid-market private equity firm ECI Partners has acquired teleradiology company 4Ways from Synova. Financial details have not been disclosed but Synova, which backed the company...

Spire announces covenant waiver and dividend suspension

Spire Healthcare has suspended dividend payments and reached an agreement with its lenders to waiver covenant testing between 30 June and 31 December, the...

Cygnet revenue surges as scale-up continues

Revenue has almost doubled at US-owned mental health provider Cygnet Health following its acquisition of Cambian Adult Services (CAS) at the end of 2016. The...

Medica announces international joint venture

Teleradiology services provider Medica Group has entered a joint venture (JV) with ASX-listed Integral Diagnostics to create MedX. Integral Diagnostics provides medical imaging services and...

Chancellor’s IPT freeze welcomed 

Insurance providers and intermediaries have expressed relief after insurance premium tax (IPT) was not raised in the Autumn Budget, having previously warned further rises...

St Andrew’s Healthcare welcomes new chair

St Andrew’s Healthcare has appointed Dr Peter Carter as its new chair, succeeding Peter Winslow, who is stepping down after five years in the...