HMn meets… Adrian Stevensen

Q Can you tell us a bit about your background?A In recent years I have built a consultancy company with LaingBuisson and through Independent...

Spire buys St Anthony’s

Spire Healthcare has agreed to buy St Anthony’s hospital for an undisclosed sum.The 92-bed charitable hospital was put up for sale by owners the...

The NHS provider licence

The Health and Social Care Act 2012 (the Act) introduced major changes to the way health and social care services in England are funded,...

Care UK wins prison contracts

NHS England has awarded the healthcare contracts for HMP Brixton and HMP Pentonville to independent health and social care provider Care UK.The contracts –...

MedicX buys nine primary care sites for £24.6m

MedicX Fund, the specialist primary care infrastructure investor in modern, purpose-built, primary healthcare properties in the UK, has completed the acquisition of Lunn Healthcare...

AQP enables surrey to offer online therapy

Within its recent policy document Closing the Gap - Priorities for Essential Change in Mental Health, the Department of Health identified 25 priorities for...

Bupa ready to support PHIN as it calls on sector to cooperate

Bupa has called on hospitals, doctors and insurers to pull together in the wake of the Competition Commission’s final remedies for the private healthcare...

Bupa revenues exceed £9bn

Bupa Group revenues have exceeded £9bn for the first time in the provident association’s history after customer numbers increased by 57%.Total revenues hit £9.1bn...

HSCC launches rapid diagnostics service

Harley Street Cancer Concierge (HSCC) has launched a fast-track diagnostic service for patients with suspected cancer.As part of the new service, HSCC aims to...

Revalidation now in hands of NHS England

Revalidation Support Team hands over to NHS England on April 1stDr Mike Bewick NHS England deputy medical director is now the lead for Medical...