Westfield hit by investment losses

The poor performance of the stock market in 2008 pushed cash plan provider Westfield Contributory Health Scheme into losses last year despite solid growth...

Give nurses greater powers to improve patient care says IHAS

Greater autonomy, robust policies and support mechanisms and an increased confidence in the role of nurses and midwives will lead to better standards in...

Priory snaps up Affinity in run up to IPO

The Priory Group has acquired Cheshire based Affinity Healthcare from Duke Street Capital as it gears up for flotation on the London Stock Exchange.Chief...

HCA expands partnership with UCLH

HCA International has announced that it will begin delivering specialist services for teenagers with cancer under its partnership with University College London Hospitals NHS...

New Year, New Hopes for IHAS

With the dawn of any New Year, resolutions, hopes and expectations play a huge role in how we shape the 365 days to come. In...

Revenues leap but losses deepen as Circle ramps up

Healthcare Investment Holdings Ltd, the holding company of Circle Health and its subsidiary Nations Healthcare, reported a massive 171% leap in revenues for the...

‘Preferred provider’ policy comes under CCP scrutiny

In what has been hailed as a test case for Andy Burnham’s ‘NHS first’ policy, the Co-operation and Competition Panel (CCP) has formally accepted...

Growth continues at Marie Stopes

Marie Stopes International (MSI), the worldwide charity that specialises in fertility control services, has reported further growth in the year ended 31 December 2008,...

Wellington embarks on major expansion

Further evidence that the London private hospital market remains buoyant despite the economic downturn emerged last month after HCA announced plans for a major...

GHG expands further in the Capital

General Healthcare Group (GHG) has greatly expanded its presence in the Capital after acquiring an equity stake in Phoenix Hospital Group – a doctor-owned...