Healthcare Markets

The Central London private hospital market has proved resilient during the downturn but it is not immune from the challenges faced by the sector. Increasing competition, static PMI and low growth in self pay patients remain a threat to hospitals in the Capital, but according to King Edward VII CEO John Lofthouse, the market has ridden the storm better than most and is optimistic about the future...

The German healthcare provider revealed to have been involved in discussions with Department of Health (DH) officials earlier this year has indicated disinterest in...

The training and education of healthcare workers in the UK is currently a priority for the Department of Health (DH). It is in the process...

Spire Healthcare has entered into a strategic partnership with specialist research company MAC Clinical Research to conduct ethically approved clinical trials at its hospitals.MAC...

Fears that government cuts will reduce access to NHS services could prompt more people to go private, according Simplyhealth.Research carried out on behalf of...

The NHS Confederation has told the Department of Health (DH) that it must be realistic about the changes that personal health budgets will make...

AXA PPP Healthcare has enhanced its workplace wellbeing service for larger employers with the introduction of a new fee model which offers a ‘significant’...

Care UK has hit back at suggestions that independent sector providers are not bearing their fair share of the costs of training clinical staff.Speaking...

The results of Aviva’s annual Health of the Workplace report, published this month, have revealed that a large proportion of business leaders plan to...

The chief executive of the Private Hospitals Alliance Matt James has warned that the OFT report into competition in the private healthcare sector must...