Quality & safety: a time of transition
This year is set to usher in a major reorganisation of how safety and quality in healthcare are reported, learned from and managed. IHPN...
eConsult partners with Hero to launch first integrated booking platform
Digital triage and online consultation platform eConsult Health has partnered with appointment scheduling platform Hero Health to launch a new service which combines triage,...
Freedom Health partners with Medical Solutions
Freedom Health Insurance has partnered with Medical Solutions to launch a 24/7 virtual GP service for its UK-based customers.
Known as GP24, the service is...
Cairngorm Capital takes stake in E-zec
Mid-market private equity firm Cairngorm Capital Partners has taken a stake in E-zec Medical Transport Services (E-zec) to help accelerate its growth in the...
Spire ‘cautiously optimistic’ as FY20 results exceed analysts’ expectations
Spire Healthcare said today that it is ‘cautiously optimistic’ trading will return to pre-pandemic levels in 2021 as it reported FY20 results ahead of...
E-billing at all-time high in private healthcare
Electronic billing (e-billing) in the private healthcare sector continues to grow due to demand from non-hospital providers, Healthcode has revealed.
The volume of PMI bills...
Public supportive of private healthcare, says Benenden
The public is supportive of private healthcare but the sector needs to do more to raise awareness of what it can offer, a new...
Strong growth at Calea UK
Strong growth in patient numbers helped fuel an 11.5% jump in turnover for Calea UK in the year to 31 December 2018.
The home healthcare...
App launched to address workplace mental health issues
Punter Southall Health and Protection is marking Mental Health Awareness Week with the launch of Havensrock Thrive, a new wellbeing app designed to help...
Active Care Group making progress but work still needed, review finds
Inspectors will continue to monitor improvement plans at Active Care Group (ACG) after a review found more work needs to be done to ensure...