An eye for branding

Optical Express has strengthened its senior management team appointing Steven Taylor as marketing director. Previously with cosmetic surgery group Transform,he will focus on developing...

Health promotion

Jeremy Huband has taken over as head of Healthcare at NatWest. The new role is a promotion for Huband, who joined the bank in 1986. Most...

Bupa moves

David Hynam has been promoted from general manager of Bupa€™s UK Care Services business to managing director of its UK operations from the beginning...

CMA in historic U-turn over HCA disposal

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) confirmed last month that no further action would be taken to address competition concerns in the capital€™s private...

Austerity – the mother of invention

As the Private Acute Healthcare Conference on 12 October draws closer, Healthcare Markets meets speaker Tania Baker, chair of the Healthcare Purchasing Alliance, to...

The Nuada kid on the block

As LaingBuisson's Private Acute Healthcare Conference draws closer, Healthcare Markets meets speaker Mark Aichroth, COO of the Nuada Group, to get his perspective on...

Ardian to acquire majority stake in healthcare software provider Dedalus

Ardian private equity has announced the acquisition of a majority stake in the global clinical health software provider Dedalus from Hutton Collins and...

Divestment inevitable for Acadia?

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has referred Acadia€™s £1.5 billion acquisition of the Priory Group for an in-depth Phase 2 investigation. The competition watchdog...

NHS-funded nursing care contribution unexpectedly jumps 40%

The NHS contribution towards the cost of a place in a nursing care home has been boosted to £156.25 per week by the Department...

Agilitas to acquire Exemplar – first post Brexit transaction

Agilitas Private Equity has announced the acquisition of Rotherham based Exemplar Health Care for an undisclosed sum. Exemplar is a care home provider for...