New head at PA Consulting

PA Consulting Group, the international management, systems and technology consultancy, has appointed Martin Smith as group head of its Technology and Healthcare Group. Mr...

NHS top-ups

Anne Milton asked (16 June: column 76) whether there is a (a) legislative and (b) other basis for the principle that an individual cannot...

PiC opens medium secure hospital

Partnerships in Care (PiC) has opened a new 64-bed medium secure psychiatric hospital near Arnold in Nottinghamshire. The new Calverton Hill hospital will include...

BUPA advances into Indian insurance market

Bupa has spread its international wings still further after announcing plans to enter the Indian health insurance market. The group, which expanded into the Australian...

Better use of technology needed in PMI sector

PMI provider Groupama is calling for the wider adoption of technology within the health insurance sector to help brokers and intermediaries reduce costs, cut...

…And expands in Europe

BUPA International has expanded its PMI offering to cover the new EU countries such as Bulgaria and Romania.The European Health Plan provides people living...

Ramsay invests £12m in UK portfolio

Ramsay Health Care is investing £12m across its UK hospital portfolio to increase its theatre space, bed capacity and diagnostic imaging facilities.The company, which...

Care UK buys remaining 50% of PHG

Care UK is poised to take full ownership of its joint venture Partnership Health Group (PHG) after agreeing to acquire the remaining 50% from...

Edward Symmons expands healthcare team

Specialist firm of consultant surveyors and valuers Edward Symmons, has expanded its healthcare team with the appointment of Tom Robinson. Mr Robinson joins from...

A shot in the arm for cross-border healthcare

Despite several clear European Court of Justice rulings confirming individual patients’ rights to seek cross-border healthcare in other member states and be reimbursed at...