PHP appoints finance director

Primary Health Properties has announced the appointment of Richard Howell to replace Phil Holland as finance director. Howell will take up the post at the...

Proton Partners strengthens team

Proton Partners International has strengthened its senior executive team with the appointment of Lis Neil as chief operating officer and Dr Ian Barwick as...

John & Lizzies’s GP service

A new Private GP Practice service has opened at the Hospital of St John & St Elizabeth. Registered patients will be able to access...

Care UK contract win

Care UK has been selected preferred bidder for out-of-hours services in Gloucestershire. The ten-month contract will begin on 1 June on an interim basis...

Capital Physio acquisition

Capital Physio has expanded into the East Midlands after acquiring McBride Physiotherapy for an undisclosed sum. The company, which was established by Helen McBride...

Denplan rebrands

Specialist dental insurer Denplan has rebranded as Simplyhealth Professionals.Simplyhealth, which sold its PMI business to AXA PPP in 2015, to concentrate on ‘everyday healthcare’,...

Bramley Health opens male rehab service

Bramley Health has opened a nine-bed, mental health rehabilitation service at the Langford Centre in Bexhill on Sea. Cooden Lodge will provide a supportive environment...

Care UK expands treatment centre

Care UK has opened a third operating theatre and new day surgery suite at its Peninsula NHS Treatment Centre in Plymouth. The £2m expansion will...

Public unaware of private treatment options

More needs to be done to educate the public in alternatives to the NHS, according to BMI Healthcare.The UK’s largest private hospital operator said...

NHS performance declines, but take up ofindependent sector capacity remains low

  NHS providers are experiencing one of the most challenging winters on record due to a ‘huge increase’ in demand for urgent and emergency care,...