Turnover plummets at Brackley

Turnover at primary health care and care home property developer Brackley Investments has nosedived by 44% as the dearth of new NHS medical centre...

Board changes at Simplyhealth

Alexandra Pike has been appointed to the board of Simplyhealth as non-executive director, subject to FCA approval.Previously global vice president of Unilever-owned Simple Skincare,...

New contracts boost Malling Health

New contracts and contract extensions have helped boost profits at GP services provider Malling Health Ltd.The company, which has over 120,000 registered patients, reported...

Santander appointments

Santander Corporate & Commercial has appointed Graham McKean as head of SME healthcare and Mark Pavis as head of corporate healthcare.The new roles will...

Devon Doctors racks up further losses

Devon Doctors Ltd, the urgent care provider for Devon and Cheshire, has announced pre-tax losses of £1.1m for the year ended 31 March 2014...

The IPO – a shot in the arm for healthcare?

Dominic Wilson, head of healthcare services at Zeus Capital, takes a look at the healthcare sector and the appetite for IPO among healthcare firms2014...

Shareholders approve creation of Assura Plc

Assura’s shareholders have approved plans to change its corporate structure by establishing a new English parent company at the head of the group.The Guernsey...

THE NEW APPROACH TO INSPECTING THE INDEPENDENT SECTOR

This is is the first of a series of articles to keep providers up to date on the CQC’s development of their approach to...

Holy order reports drop in net income

The religious charity The Congregation of the Daughters of the Cross of Liege has reported a 2.5% drop in net income to £65.3m for...

Locum shortage drives wage rates in the North West

A paucity of locum doctors in the North West of England means they are being paid some of the highest hourly wage rates in...