SilverCloud Health raises £13m in Series B funding round

Digital mental health platform SilverCloud Health has raised £13m in a new Series B funding round led by MemorialCare Innovation Fund. The company, which has offices...

CMA to clear Circle’s acquisition of BMI once local competition issues resolved

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has given the green light to Circle’s acquisition of BMI Healthcare provided it addresses local competition concerns in...

Growth in electives and prison contracts boost Care UK

Care UK’s healthcare business has reported a 6% increase in revenue to £381.3m for the year ended 30 September 2019 fuelled by strong growth...

Liva enters new partnership in Trafford

Digital health provider Liva Healthcare has entered into a new partnership to provide health and lifestyle coaching to vulnerable patient groups in Trafford. The collaboration...
Medica Group reports double digit revenue growth

Medica reports double digit growth but Covid-19 outbreak impacts short-term prospects

Medica Group has said it is confident it can face down the challenges presented by the Covid-19 outbreak after announcing another year of double-digit...

Private hospitals in Wales will treat NHS patients during Covid-19 outbreak

NHS Wales has reached agreements with private hospitals to turn over their capacity to the NHS during the Covid-19 outbreak. Nuffield Health said it was...

Assura fundraise will support new developments during Covid-19 outbreak

Assura has raised £185m through the successful placing of over 240 million new ordinary shares in a bid to deliver new primary care developments...
David Hare looks at the NHS Long Term Plan

Historic Collaboration

Working hand in (thoroughly washed) hand – how the independent sector is supporting the NHS in battling the coronavirus pandemic  With last December’s election ushering...

Coronavirus and the new world order

Tim Read, director, UK and Europe Advisory Services at Marwood Group, looks at the unprecedented events of the last two weeks and asks whether...

PHIN relaxes reporting requirements during Covid-19 outbreak

The Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) and the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) have agreed to relax reporting requirements for hospitals and clinics carrying...