Active Care Group opens £2m female PICU

Active Care Group has opened its first dedicated female psychiatric intensive care unit (PICU) at Holybourne Hospital in south London. The nine-bed Hampton Ward is...

Freedom Health partners with Scan.com to launch diagnostics service

Freedom Health Insurance has partnered with Scan.com to launch a private diagnostic imaging service for its policyholders. Freedom Diagnostics, which launched on 1 October, will...

The scan that lied: why image tampering is an insurance problem before a clinical...

As cyber threats to healthcare evolve from stealing data to potentially manipulating it, a new patient safety and insurance risk is emerging. Peter Wickham,...

Moorfields Private launches eye screening service

Moorfields Private has launched a specialist screening service for patients taking weight loss drugs following increased scrutiny of the potential eye health risks associated...

Hims & Hers appoints Garcha as UK and EMEA CMO

Digital health provider Hims & Hers has appointed former Babylon Health clinical leader Dr Kultar Garcha as chief medical officer for the UK and...

Reset Health and Pharmacy2U launch joint venture cardiometabolic care company

Reset Health and Pharmacy2U have launched a joint venture company aimed at providing a fully integrated pathway for cardiometabolic care. Averly Health will operate nationally...

NHS primary care estate needs major investment to deliver 10-Year Health Plan, CBRE warns

England's ageing primary care estate and a widening gap between construction costs and rental growth are threatening the delivery of the NHS 10-Year Health...

Spire profits hit by declining NHS revenue

Spire Healthcare has become the latest private hospital operator to feel the pinch of continued curbs on NHS spending. The London-listed group, which is soon...

Employers look to expand health benefits despite access gap

Almost half of UK employers plan to expand workplace healthcare benefits this year, despite a significant gap between employer and employee perceptions of how...

UK fertility market: harnessing digital to drive scale

The UK fertility landscape is undergoing significant change. Candesic senior partner Dr Michelle Tempest, senior engagement manager Dr Christopher Cassar and director of content...