Marsh acquires Bluefin for £295m

Marsh, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies (NYSE:MMC), has reached an agreement with AXA Group for the acquisition of Bluefin Insurance Group Limited...

Doctor Care Anywhere fields interest from buyers

Doctor Care Anywhere owner Synergix Health has appointed DC Advisory and ICON Corporate Finance to review strategic options for the business, including a significant...

Councillors and CCG board vote to approve £700m Virgin deal

Local councillors have joined Bath & North East Somerset CCG in approving the award of a seven-year contract for the provision of community health...

Talkin’ ’bout a revolution

The Primary Care Home (PCH) model promises to transform the integration agenda. Is it a real chance for revolution? Ann McGauran reports. A potentially transformational...

Pay now, pay later?

As private hospital groups increase their revenues from an under pressure NHS, is their financial performance sustainable? asks Richard Willsher A review of the EBITDAR...

HM meets David Hare

Almost a decade ago eleven independent sector providers working in a fledgling NHS market formed the NHS Partners Network (NHSPN). Maria Davies learns what's...

Come together

Cooperation, collaboration and affordability were the dominant themes when almost 200 of the most influential figures in UK independent healthcare gathered at LaingBuisson's Private...

St Andrew’s moves ahead

Increased occupancy and greater specialism fueled a 5% rise in income for charitable hospital provider St Andrew’s in the year ended 31 March 2016. Income from...

Danshell appoints medical director

Danshell Healthcare Group has appointed Dr Jane McCarthy as medical director. Dr McCarthy has over 20 years’ experience as a consultant psychiatrist working with people...

Assura CEO

Primary care property company Assura has announced the appointment of Jonathan Murphy as interim chief executive while Andrew Darke is joining the Board as...