Weaker NHS demand hits private hospital sector

Softening NHS demand has pushed down growth for the UK private acute medical hospitals and clinics market, new figures from LaingBuisson reveal. Revenues derived by...

Assura’s non-executive chairman retires

Simon Laffin will retire as non-executive chairman of primary care property investor Assura in July. Laffin was appointed chairman in 2011 and helped steer Assura’s...

Netcare acquisition approved

Netcare’s R1.3bn acquisition of Akeso Clinics has been approved by the South African Competition Commission, nearly 18 months after the transaction was announced. The South...

PPP delivers first primary care centres in Ireland

A ground-breaking public-private partnership aimed at improving primary care infrastructure in the Republic of Ireland has completed its first seven centres. The centres, which have...

Eye clinic opens at the Aspen Centre

An eye care clinic for NHS and private patients has opened at the Aspen Centre in Gloucester. According to UK healthcare real estate investor Assura,...

DMC produces ‘encouraging results’

DMC Healthcare said its performance in the year ended 31 March 2017 had ‘produced encouraging results’ as it announced a 28% jump in turnover...

MSI hit by agency cap

Recruitment consultancy company MSI Group reported an increase in turnover for the 15 months ended 31 March 2017 despite what it described as a...

Vitality teams with Amazon

VitalityHealth has launched a health and fitness app in collaboration with Amazon. Users can get fitness tips, recipes and work-out sessions on the ‘Vitality Alexa...

Nurse recruitment in a post-Brexit world

With Brexit looming ever-closer on the horizon, overseas recruitment of nurses is in danger of an unhealthy decline. Deborah Hely, partner in the employment...

Cygnet to open disability service

Cygnet Hospital Taunton will open a new rehabilitation service for men with learning disabilities and complex mental health needs on 25 May. The nine-bed service,...