Swedish virtual GP provider partners with NHS

Swedish digital healthcare company LIVI, Europe’s largest online primary care provider, has entered the UK market through a partnership with the NHS. Its online GP...

Totally revenue surges as it eyes further growth

Acquisitions and new contract wins boosted revenue for out-of-hours healthcare provider Totally plc in the first half as it continued to pursue its aggressive...

Health Secretary told to cut elective surgery waiting lists

A coalition of leading health bodies have written to the Health and Social Care Secretary, calling on the government to prioritise cutting elective surgery...

EMIS Group acquires blockchain company

Healthcare software provider EMIS Group has bought Dovetail Digital Limited (Dovetail Lab), a blockchain company, for an initial sum of £2.5m. Dovetail Lab, which was...
Central London private acute hospital market stalls

Workforce problems ‘the issue’ in healthcare right now, Sir Bruce Keogh

Workforce problems in the UK healthcare system continue to dominate discussions around effective working in the NHS. Speaking at the Howard de Walden Estate’s Healthcare:...

Adapt or die

Independent healthcare is facing unprecedented challenges as the fall-out from Paterson and the CQC report continue, the NHS reins in spending and Brexit casts...

Chancellor’s IPT freeze welcomed 

Insurance providers and intermediaries have expressed relief after insurance premium tax (IPT) was not raised in the Autumn Budget, having previously warned further rises...
David Hare looks at the NHS Long Term Plan

The politics of the NHS

What have we learned from this year’s Party Conference Season? Party conferences are a useful opportunity to understand the state of the political parties and...

Ramsay offer accepted by majority of Capio shareholders

Ramsay Health Care’s offer to buy pan-European healthcare company Capio AB (Capio) for around €788m has been accepted by 96% of Capio shareholders. The offer,...

Trust in Care UK deal to relocate planned orthopaedics

University Hospitals Plymouth (UHP) Trust has made a deal with Care UK to move its elective orthopaedic services to a facility run by the...