Interim CEOs in place at HCA hospitals

Interim chief executives have been put in place at The Harley Street Clinic and The Portland Hospital. HCA Healthcare UK, which operates the hospitals, confirmed...

BMI Albyn Hospital introduces robotic-arm assisted surgery

BMI Albyn Hospital in Aberdeen has introduced robotic-arm assisted joint replacement surgery. The Stryker Mako system offers patients across Scotland an alternative to traditional methods...

Care UK Healthcare appoints orthopaedic surgeon

Care UK Healthcare has appointed George Tamvakopoulos as consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Shepton Mallet NHS Treatment Centre. This brings the total number of consultant surgeons...

BMI first private hospital to use NHS electronic record

BMI Healthcare has become the first independent hospital group in the UK to introduce the Summary Care Record (SCR) for NHS patients receiving care...

Care at a distance

Nothing has the potential to truly globalise the delivery of health services more than telemedicine. Ben Faircloth and Klaus Boehncke, Partners at L.E.K. Consulting...

Veincentre secures £10m funding

Private varicose veins clinic Veincentre has secured a £10m deal with private equity firm Palatine. The money will be used to fund Veincentre’s continuing expansion,...

Vanguard says 2018 ‘pivotal’ as it looks ahead to improved results

Mobile surgery operator Vanguard Healthcare Solutions continued to feel the impact of dampened NHS demand in 2018 but said steps taken to realign the...

Cygnet mental health hospital placed into special measures

Cygnet Hospital Wyke has been rated ‘inadequate’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following two separate inspections, with further enforcement action being considered. The healthcare...

Self-pay and rise in NHS referrals boost Nuffield

Nuffield Health has posted a 4% increase in hospital revenue to £582.6m for the year ended 31 December 2018 on the back of strong...

Health Secretary announces £250m investment in AI

A new National Artificial Intelligence Lab that will use the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the health and lives of patients is...