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US health giant snaps up Cygnet
US health giant Universal Health Services (UHS) has acquired Cygnet Health Care for approximately £205m.The New York Stock Exchange listed company is understood to...
Sector urged to adopt low cost private patient model
The independent healthcare sector needs to collaborate to bring new models of care to the market quickly or risk further stagnation, according to some...
Cambian buys Ansel
The Cambian Group has acquired a 24-bed hospital in Nottingham in a move to expand its range of services. The low secure hospital, Ansel,...
Private healthcare must be made more affordable
The private healthcare sector is facing many of the same challenges as the NHS but in some cases is managing them less effectively, according...
Aviva enhances SME offering
Aviva is now offering its rehabilitation service for musculoskeletal conditions, BacktoBetter, as standard on Solutions PMI plans for small and medium sized corporate clients.BacktoBetter...
Spire Bushey offers next generation genetic testing
Spire Bushey Hospital has teamed up with GeneHealth UK to offer next generation sequencing genetic testing to enable patients to find out their risk...
Engage and Family poised to form £6bn mutual
Engage Mutual is poised to form one of the largest mutual insurers in the UK after its Board formally recommended a merger with Family...
Benenden publishes results of first national health survey
Mutual healthcare society Benenden Health has published the results of its first ever large-scale study monitoring the health and wellbeing of the UK population.The...
AXA PPP expands in Africa
AXA PPP International has expanded its presence in Africa with a new healthcare plan for SMEs and individuals based in Kenya and Tanzania.The ‘Pan...
First hospitals inspected under new ratings regime
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has announced the first eight independent sector hospitals that will be inspected under its new ratings regime.The new approach...
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