Alliance snaps up Lodestone

Alliance Medical has acquired Lodestone Patient Care from Australian-based diagnostic imaging network I-MED, owned by CVC Capital Partners, for an undisclosed sum.Alliance, which was...

Healthcare Commission forces improvements at Milton park

An independent mental health hospital in Bedfordshire has made improvements to protect the safety of patients after Healthcare Commission inspectors identified a series of...

BUPA results show PMI holding up in spite of downturn

Fresh evidence that PMI is holding up in spite of the credit crunch emerged last month after BUPA reported strong underlying growth across its...

BMI buys Oxford Clinic

BMI Healthcare has acquired the Oxford Clinic for Specialist Surgery from US based Ascent for an undisclosed sum. The clinic’s consultant founding partners will retain...

The enemy within?

Dr Laurence Buckman has been portrayed as a dangerous trade unionist on a par with Arthur Scargill, but is he really the enemy of...

New head at Grant Thornton

Grant Thornton has appointed Sean Croston as head of healthcare.Mr Croston provides practical advice to both the public and private healthcare sectors, and has...

NHS Trust acquires Nuffield hospital

Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust has acquired Nuffield Health’s Hull hospital in a move which it said would enable it to increase...

Independent Healthcare Award Winners

Laing & Buisson’s third Independent Healthcare Awards 2008 were held last month at The Brewery in London. This year’s winners are:Medical Practice Dr Nicholas...

Nuffield Warwickshire begins multi-million pound refurbishment

Newly named Nuffield Health has embarked on a multi-million pound development programme to refurbish its 43-bed Warwickshire hospital in Leamington Spa.The programme, which began...

Nuffield joint venture clinic opens in Wales

The Cardiff Bay Clinic, a joint venture between Nuffield Health and local consultant partnership Vale Healthcare, has officially opened.The £22m development provides a range...