Vita Health boosted by contract wins

Mental health and musculoskeletal specialist Vita Health Group has reported a 48% leap in revenue to £18.8m as investment in new businesses and contract...

Income dips at Guy Pilkington

The Guy Pilkington Memorial Home has reported a 5% drop income £12.7m in 2018 as patient volumes and revenue declined. Despite an accompanying 1.4% reduction...
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Cosmetic surgery market attracting increased investor interest

The cosmetic treatment market is attracting increased interest from investors despite a subdued surgical sector and vulnerability to the potentially damaging economic impact of...
NHSE to strengthen patient choice

Independent providers concerned by moves to repatriate patients to the NHS

The Independent Healthcare Providers Network (IHPN) has raised concerns over the future of patient choice after it emerged that Brighton and Hove CCG is...

Spending review a ‘missed opportunity’ for health funding

Money announced for the NHS in today’s Spending Review represents another ‘missed opportunity’ for health funding and is not enough to deliver the commitments...

Income up but more challenges ahead for Tetbury

An 8% jump in patient attendances drove a small uptick in revenue at charitable hospital provider Tetbury Hospital Trust Ltd last year. Patient numbers increased...

InHealth reaches agreement over Thames Valley contract

Diagnostic services provider InHealth has signed a deal to provide PET-CT scanning services in the Thames Valley after it was agreed that Oxford University...

Unum launches new app to give employees access to enhanced health support

Employee benefits provider Unum has launched an app providing enhanced health support for its group income protection customers in partnership with technology solutions provider...

Elysium hospital placed in Special Measures

The CQC has placed another independent sector mental health hospital in Special Measures following concerns over staffing and training. Elysium Healthcare-operated The Woodhouse Independent Hospital...

Former AXA PPP healthcare boss joins HCA Advisory Board

Former AXA PPP healthcare CEO Keith Gibbs has been appointed to HCA Healthcare UK's advisory board. The HCA UK Advisory Board was set up to...