Mike Parsons retires from Barchester

Mike Parsons, founder and chief executive of Barchester Healthcare is retiring. Mr Parsons who has been with the company for over 20 years will...

ISIS invests in Create Health

ISIS Equity Partners has invested in Create Health Limited, the London based fertility provider. It has done so to the tune of £5m on behalf...

Optegra losses grow despite rise in turnover

Optegra UK Ltd, the specialist provider of ophthalmic services, increased turnover but posted its biggest losses to date in the year to 30 June...

CEO change for Simplyhealth

Des Benjamin, the chief executive officer of healthcare provider Simplyhealth is to retire after 13 years of leading the company.Mr Benjamin will continue working...

Cosmetic surgery review finally reports

Industry players have welcomed the findings of Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, medical director of the NHS, in his review into the UK’s cosmetic surgery...

PHP positive on future acquisitions

Primary Health Properties, the real estate investment trust (Reit) providing primary healthcare facilities to the NHS, has announced a year of sales and acquisitions...

Finance manager at Spire Liverpool

Spire Hospital Liverpool has appointed Jenny Vaughan as its new finance and commercial manager.Ms Vaughan joined Spire this year having worked for Muller Dairy....

Bupa pulls out of research charity

Bupa is closing the independent Board of the Bupa Foundation, the medical research charity. The board will cease to fund and manage medical research...

Ramsay Healthcare profits dip

Ramsay Healthcare’s report and accounts for the year to 30 June 2012 shows UK revenues up by 3.1% to £356.1m (2011: £345.4m). Cost of sales...

GPs value private sector

Almost half of GPs (48%) say they have seen waiting lists for NHS hospital referrals rise, and two in 41% say they have seen...