Private acute healthcare market growth slows as self-pay spend stalls

Sustained growth across the private acute healthcare sector is beginning to cool despite NHS waiting lists remaining close to record levels, according to the...

Cromwell Hospital opens 33,000sqft extension

Bupa-owned Cromwell Hospital has opened its extension into the adjoining Lexham Gardens building. The new 33,000sqft site will provide extra capacity at the Kensington hospital...

Spire opens new GP and physiotherapy clinic in Wimbledon

Spire Healthcare has opened a new private physiotherapy and GP clinic in central Wimbledon, adding to its high street network and offering extended hours...

Private healthcare admissions slow in Q2

Total reported private hospital and clinic admissions slowed in Q2, according to the latest figures released by the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN). The data...

Momentum varies as sector dynamics continue to unfold

While monthly PMI invoice volumes exceeded 1 million in September, Healthcode’s Q3 data shows a mixed picture across the sector, says managing director Peter...

New CEOs at Ergéa

Pan-European diagnostic specialist Ergéa has appointed David Rolfe as Group CEO and Mark Graves as CEO of Ergéa UK. Rolfe (pictured), who was previously UK...

Obesity and diabetes emerging as major cost pressures for IPMI, Bupa Global warns

Obesity and diabetes could soon surpass cancer as major cost drivers for international private medical insurance (IPMI), according to new data from Bupa Global. The...

DHSC launches independent sector diagnostics market engagement

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has begun a market engagement exercise to help identify how independent providers could contribute to NHS...

Reeves confirms private investment will be used to deliver neighbourhood health centres

The government has confirmed that private investment will play a central role in delivering 250 neighbourhood health centres (NHCs). Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed plans to...

Bupa launches immunotherapy service for early-stage type 1 diabetes

Bupa’s London Medical and Cromwell Hospital have launched an immunotherapy service for patients with early-stage type 1 diabetes, becoming the first private provider in...