Assura buys 11 new medical centres

Primary care property investor and developer Assura has added 11 new medical centres to its growing portfolio with the acquisition of Metro MRI Ltd...

NHS work boosts top providers

Figures from LaingBuisson’s forthcoming Private Acute Medical Care 3rd Edition highlight that private demand for acute care in the last five years has shaped...

Cigna set on improving access for customers

PMI provider Cigna UK HealthCare Benefits has announced a number of enhancements to its plans designed to improve access for customers.From January, the insurer...

PHIN approved as sector’s information organisation

The Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) has been confirmed by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) as the sector’s new information organisation.

Discovery buys out Prudential

Prudential has sold its remaining 25% stake in PruHealth and PruProtect to its joint venture partner for £155m.The deal values the business at around...

CMA climb-down on HCA could pave way for re-opening of investigation into private healthcare...

The investigation into the private healthcare market started by the Competition Commission in 2012 could be re-opened if Competition and Appeals Tribunal (CAT) judges...

MPs call for swift action to improve CAMHS

A Health Select Committee enquiry into children and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) has concluded that there are ‘serious and deeply ingrained problems’ with...

NHS England issues £1bn tender for back office functions

NHS England has issued a £1bn tender for a single provider of to take on its primary care support service.The ten-year contract covers the...

Report calls for urgent closure of inappropriate inpatient facilities

A report published by the Transforming Care and Commissioning Steering Group, chaired by Sir Stephen Bubb, has called on NHS England to close ‘inappropriate...

Bedford Hospital refuses to sign MSK deal without minimum income guarantee

Bedford Hospital Trust has refused to sign a deal, which would see it become a subcontractor in Circle Partnership’s £120m integrated musculoskeletal contract with...