Optegra consultant appointment

Optegra has appointed consultant ophthalmic surgeon Darshak Patel to support cataract and vision correction patients across a number of its southern hospitals. Patel, who has...

Priory Group appoints CFO

Priory Group has appointed Jim Lee as chief financial officer. Lee has held senior finance roles at Priory, which is part of Waterland Private Equity-backed...

Ada Ventures leads £2.3m investment in NHS AI voice technology firm

Ada Ventures has led a £2.3m seed funding round in InTouchNow, a UK AI voice technology company whose automated call handling system is being...

Industry representatives call for greater independent sector role in NHS diagnostics

Independent healthcare providers and medical technology companies should be involved earlier in NHS plans to expand diagnostic capacity and develop community diagnostic centres (CDCs),...

Hill Dickinson strengthens independent health offering

Hill Dickinson has strengthened its independent healthcare team, as the law firm continues to grow its wider offer in the health and social care...

Former Octopus Money CEO joins occupational health group

Health Partners Group has appointed former Octopus Money chief executive Ruth Handcock as CEO. Handcock, who will take up the role on 2 November, succeeds...

Kooth expecting continued growth as earnings double

Digital mental health provider Kooth has said it expects to see significant growth opportunities accelerate across both its US and UK markets as it...

Vitality adds Perci Health cancer nurse service

Vitality has added a dedicated cancer nurse service to its health and protection insurance propositions through a partnership with Perci Health. The agreement extends Vitality's...

HM meets…Heitham Hassoun

As Cedars-Sinai opens its first dedicated London clinic, Maria Davies talks to chief executive for international Dr Heitham Hassoun about how the ‘hospital to...

Simplyhealth expands Personal Group partnership

Healthcare services and cash plan provider Simplyhealth has expanded its partnership with AIM-listed employee benefits company Personal Group in a move it said could...