Bupa acquires 49% of Highway to Health

Bupa announced that it has acquired 49% of Highway to Health, Inc, a US-based specialist health insurance and services company.The purchase was completed on...

Horder swoops on day hospital

Horder Healthcare announced today it has bought Seaford Day Hospital, in Sussex with the aim of opening in 2014. The former NHS hospital was purchased...

Appointments for de Poel Clarity

de Poel Clarity – the independent and vendor neutral expert in managing temporary workforces in the NHS and private health and care sectors –...

Health benefits are ‘unsustainable’ say employers

Employers recognise the link between health and wellbeing and employees performance but think the rising cost of providing healthcare benefits will make them unsustainable...

Association of Independent Healthcare Organisations responds to CQC’s latest ‘State of Care’ report

The Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) latest ‘State of Care’ report, which was published in late November, has been welcomed by the Association of Independent...

NHS too dependent on hospitalization

The former head of the NHS Confederation has accused the NHS of using hospitals by default rather than fully exploring alternatives such as caring...

Westfield results

Westfield Contributory Health Scheme said it had enjoyed another ‘successful’ year in 2013 as the number of policyholders grew and total premiums collected increased...

Brookdale launches complex care

Autism care provider Brookdale Care is set to launch a complex care service, it announced last month.The service, which will operate at an £8m...

Serco exits loss-making healthcare contracts

Troubled outsourcing firm Serco Group will exit two of its clinical health contracts early after revealing it would lose an estimated £17m across three...

Internal transition and weak high street conditions impact on Shuropody

Difficult trading conditions and significant transition in response to its strategic review have hit sales and profits at high street podiatry and footwear provider...