Admissions fall but income up at Benenden

Benenden Hospital Trust has reported a 14% jump in income to £36.5m for the year ended 31 December 2017 despite a fall in referrals. The...
Mental health service rated ‘inadequate’ by CQC

Independent hospitals rate highly but concerns remain over safety and children’s services

Independent sector hospitals rate highly for outpatients and diagnostic imaging but there are concerns that acute services for children and young people need improvement,...

Bevan Brittan appoints associate

Law firm Bevan Brittan has appointed Nicole Ridgwell (pictured) as an associate in the health and social care team. Ridgwell will be based in the...

CAMHS referrals up 26%

The number of referrals to specialist child mental health services has increased by 26% over the last five years, research by the Education Policy...

One Healthcare appoints hospital director

Jo Nolan (pictured) has been appointed hospital director at One Healthcare’s Ashford Hospital in Kent. Adrian Stevensen, One Healthcare’s chief executive, said: ‘We’re thrilled Jo...

Cygnet revenue surges as scale-up continues

Revenue has almost doubled at US-owned mental health provider Cygnet Health following its acquisition of Cambian Adult Services (CAS) at the end of 2016. The...

Capio recommends Ramsay offer

Capio AB has withdrawn the proposed sale of its French operations to Vivalto Santé after its board recommended an improved offer for the entire...

Priory opens addiction recovery centre

The Priory Group has opened its first long-term residential addiction recovery centre. The 16-bed Rhodes Recovery centre in north London will provide extended help for...

IPT hikes driving thousands of policyholders into the NHS

Recent hikes in insurance premium tax (IPT) are driving thousands of policyholders to cancel or downgrade their PMI cover at a cost of £126m...

Ramsay ups bid for Capio

Ramsay Health Care has upped its offer to buy pan-European healthcare company Capio AB (Capio) from €661m to €783m. The Australian healthcare giant previously resisted...