Fresenius revenue down after contract losses

Dialysis clinic operator Fresenius Medical Care Renal Services Ltd has had another tough year after earnings were impacted by the loss of nine tenders. The...

Push Doctor appoints CEO

Virtual GP provider Push Doctor has appointed Wais Shaifta (pictured) as chief executive of the company. Shaifta, who has been interim CEO since the summer,...

Elective surgery waiting lists reach 550,000 patients

The number of NHS patients waiting longer than the 18-week target for elective surgery has risen by nearly a third in a year, according...

Improved occupancy rates pushes Nightingale into profit

Improved occupancy rates have driven a 12% rise in turnover for central-London psychiatric hospital Florence Nightingale. The Marylebone-based facility, which trades as Nightingale Hospital, said...

Montreux Healthcare acquires staffing agency

Care investor Montreux Healthcare Fund has bought Chester Healthcare Limited (CHL), a healthcare staffing business, for an undisclosed sum. CHL operates in the North West...

Paying your way

As NHS work declines, major hospital operators are increasingly looking to take advantage of the uplift in self-pay by offering easy payment options. Anna...

HCA results confirm wobble in central London hospital market

Continued decline in inpatient numbers dented revenue across HCA’s central London hospital business in 2017. HCA International, which comprises the Harley Street Clinic, the Portland...

HPC appoints non-executive

Healthcare real estate developer Healthcare Property Company (HPC) has appointed Ray Stanbridge (pictured) as a non-executive director to its parent company Healthcare Property Group...

NHS could see 51,000 nursing shortfall after Brexit, report warns 

The NHS could face a shortage of up to 51,000 nurses after the Brexit transition – enough to staff 45 hospitals – a report...

Acadia says it could offload poor performing Priory sites

US health giant Acadia Healthcare has said it could sell or close some Priory Group facilities as challenging trading conditions continue to erode UK...