Independent sector delivering record levels of NHS care

Independent healthcare providers continue to deliver record levels of NHS activity, according to the latest quarterly analysis from the Independent Healthcare Providers Network (IHPN). The...

Ongoing workforce challenges and dilapidating estate hampering therapeutic mental healthcare

Ongoing workforce challenges and dilapidating estates hampering therapeutic mental healthcare for adults in mental health inpatient facilities at a time of rising demand and...

Acquisition expands eating disorder services at Elysium

Ramsay Health owned mental health provider Elysium Healthcare has expanded its provision of specialist eating disorder services with the acquisition of residential care provider...

Optegra calls for greater collaboration as NHS looks to bring more ophthalmology in house

Eye care specialist Optegra is calling for greater collaboration between the independent sector and NHS to ensure patients have faster access to treatment for...

Value of private healthcare market set for continued growth as demand spirals

The value of the UK private healthcare market is set for continued growth as increasing numbers of people choose to fund their treatment out-of-pocket...
Kate Terroni appointed as chief inspector of adult social care

Kate Terroni to leave CQC

Kate Terroni is stepping down from her role as interim chief executive at the Care Quality Commission with immediate effect. James Bullion has been acting...

Latus Group expands following NorthEdge investment

Occupational health business Latus Group has acquired OH Services Limited (OHS), a regional provider offering bespoke medical assessments for the oil and gas, maritime...

Will primary care always be secondary for investors?

As LaingBuisson publishes new research on the changes shaping primary care services and the role of the independent sector, Mansfield Advisors senior partner Adam...

New CEO at HCML

Apposite Capital-backed corporate health and specialist rehabilitation provider HCML has appointed James Murray as CEO. Trained as a pharmacist, Murray has held a number of leadership...

Bupa pilots whole genome sequencing for customers

Bupa has become the first major private healthcare provider in the UK to pilot whole genome sequencing for selected customers, offering insights into their...