Activity continues to ramp up at KIMS Hospital in Kent

KIMS continues to ramp up activity

Activity continued to ramp up at the Kent Institute of Medicine and Surgery (KIMS Hospital) in its fourth year of operation, putting the 79-bed...
St Andrew's hospital in Nottingham has been placed in Special Measures by the CQC

St Andrew’s hospital under new management after going into Special Measures

St Andrew’s Hospital in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire has been closed to new admissions and placed under new management after being put in Special Measures by...
Bupa UK has pledged to offer more on-the-job training

Bupa pledges to offer more on-the-job training

Bupa UK has committed to providing opportunities for training that enable people to earn while they learn. The provident association is the first private healthcare...
NHSE to strengthen patient choice

NHSE pledges to improve choice in elective care

NHS England (NHSE) has said it will strengthen the ability of patients to exercise choice in elective care as part of the NHS Long...
Nigeria: Noor Dubai Foundation launches eye care programme in Katsina

New eye surgery clinic opens in central London

A new private eye surgery clinic has been launched in central London by three of the UK’s leading NHS surgeons. Based in New Cavendish Street,...
sk:n plans to continue growth strategy under ownership of TriSpan

Mid-market TriSpan buys sk:n

Graphite Capital has sold cosmetic and skincare specialist sk:n to fellow private equity player TriSpan for an undisclosed sum. It is thought that the mid-market...

PHP reports jump in earnings as it prepares for MedicX merger

Primary Health Properties (PHP) has reported an 18.7% jump in EPRA earnings to £36.8m and said it remains confident in its ability to deliver...
Integral Medical Holdings says evergreen contracts held back profits in 2018

Swelling market for a service under pressure

Frequently viewed as a cosmetic procedure, varicose vein removal is being restricted to the point where it could soon become non-existent on the NHS...

Trust halts use of Vanguard theatre after CCG raises concern over costs

South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust (SWFT) has halted use of a mobile operating theatre run by Vanguard Health Solutions after the local CCG said...
Nuffield CEO Steve Gray wants to deliver integrated physical and emotional wellbeing services in the charity's fitness centres

Nuffield and British Psychological Society develop integrated care pilot

Nuffield Health has signed a Memorandum of Co-operation (MoC) with the British Psychological Society (BPS) to pilot an integrated care model for physical and emotional wellbeing...