UK cancer outcomes lagging behind other countries, report finds

A ‘radical re-think’ about cancer care services is needed to improve survival rates in the UK, the Health Foundation has said. The charity’s report, Unfinished...

HM meets… Nicolas Serandour

Advanced Oncotherapy is still testing its Linac Image Guided Hadron Therapy, but work is underway at its £10m Harley Street site and the new...

AMG grows on the back of increasing PET-CT demand

Diagnostics and imaging firm Alliance Medical Group (AMG) has posted an 8.4% jump in revenue to £283m for the year ended 30 September 2018...
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Study shows insurer incentives boost members’ activity levels

Health and life insurance provider Vitality has today pledged to make 100 million people 20% more active by 2025 after independent research showed its...

US health giant Penn Medicine opens in London

Penn Medicine has become the latest US based healthcare provider to open its doors in London. The organisation, which is owned by the University of...
Losses balloon at Tunstall Healthcare

Earnings at UDG Healthcare grow 22%

International healthcare services provider UDG Healthcare reported today that revenue was 5% ahead of last year at constant currency rates to reach $1,315.2m (£1,031.6m)...

AXA PPP healthcare CEO steps down

AXA PPP healthcare’s chief executive Keith Gibbs is retiring and will be standing down at the end of the year after 17 years in...

Huntercombe Hospital Staffordshire rated ‘Good’ overall

The Huntercombe Hospital Staffordshire has received a ‘Good’ quality rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC), several months after leadership concerns were raised about...

Primecare to cease service provision

Out-of-hours care provider Primecare has informed customers that it will cease providing services following its parent company's decision to transfer services to other operators. The...

PM announces additional £3.5bn for primary and community care

Primary and community care will be shored up with additional funding in a bid to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions, Theresa May announced today. The Prime...