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Cosmetic surgery hospital objects to CQC rating

A private cosmetic surgery hospital in London has raised concerns over its recent CQC inspection with Matt Hancock after it was rated 'inadequate'. The Belvedere...
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Cygnet Health to open neuropsychiatric service

Cygnet Health Care has announced that its new neuropsychiatric care and treatment facility for women will open this summer. Newham House in Middlesbrough is the...

Private dentistry could collapse without government support, warns ADG

The Association of Dental Groups (ADG) has joined calls for greater government support for dental practices during the Covid-19 outbreak. The organisation warned that private...

Ticket to ride: the potential of Covid-19 ‘immunity passports’

As widespread community testing for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies gets underway, will society be divided into the ‘immunes’ and the ‘non-immunes’? Dr Joe Taylor, principal at...

Independent sector in deal with NHS to provide new route for Covid-19 diagnosis

Independent providers have signed a new partnership with the NHS in a bid to step up accurate diagnosis of patients with suspected Covid-19. Under the...

UK diagnostics market growing but NHS outsourcing remains marginal

The UK diagnostic imaging and pathology market was valued at a combined total of £6.2bn in 2018, but the vast majority remained delivered in-house...

Consolidation in consumer healthcare

The global obsession with health, wellbeing and beauty is driving a resurgence in investor interest in consumer facing healthcare. Justin Crowther and Bobby Fletcher...

Pascal Heberling joins BC Partners’ London office

BC Partners looks set to extend its European healthcare portfolio after hiring Pascal Heberling as a Partner in its London office. Heberling, who joins the...

IW Capital invests £2m in primary care provider GPDQ

Small-cap private equity firm IW Capital today announced a £2m investment in GP and primary care specialist GPDQ. Founded by Dr Anshumen Bhagat as an...

National Friendly partners Medical Solutions in response to Covid-19 outbreak

Mutual society National Friendly has struck a deal with Medical Solutions to offer its PMI customers free access to remote GP services in response...