Delays hold back Fortius

Delays in the opening of two new clinics hampered performance for London based Fortius Group Ltd in 2016. The specialist provider of orthopaedic and sports...

King Edward VII improves

A 10% increase in patient numbers has helped drive revenue growth at King Edward VII Sister Agnes Hospital in central London. Following years of struggling...

Vocare acquisition a key step in Totally’s ‘buy and build’ plans

AIM-listed healthcare provider Totally Plc has completed its acquisition of out-of-hospital services  provider Vocare for £11m. Vocare is one of the UK’s leading providers of...

A Budget for healthcare?

Public Policy Projects director Ben Howlett takes a closer look at the Chancellor’s focus on the NHS Philip Hammond’s first autumn Budget is as interesting...

Closures impact Fresenius

Dialysis clinic operator Fresenius Medical Care Renal Services Ltd has reported a 5% fall in turnover to £43.1m for the year ended 31 December...

Blockchain; could it transform healthcare records?

Trowers and Hamlins partner Tim Nye looks at the potential application of blockchain in healthcare There has been a lot of hype surrounding blockchain and...

AMG reports growth for Life

Alliance Medical Group (AMG) owners Life Healthcare said the UK-based diagnostic provider produced a ‘good set of results’ in the year ended 30 September...

Bupa de-recognises last NI NHS trust

Bupa customers living in Northern Ireland could have to travel elsewhere in the UK for treatment after it emerged that the insurer no longer...

BMI beset by challenges as it reports £20.6m loss

Netcare chief executive Dr Richard Friedland said today that the group had faced an ‘extraordinarily challenging year’ as BMI Healthcare reported an operating loss...

Mediclinic abandons its bid for Spire

Mediclinic has abandoned its takeover bid for Spire Healthcare after a revised offer made last week was rejected by the UK private hospital group. The...