Changing the face of the NHS landscape
IHPN CEO David Hare looks at what the Health and Care Bill will mean for the independent healthcare sector
With the biggest global pandemic in...
The London Clinic partners with Datar Cancer Genetics to offer precision-based testing
The London Clinic (TLC) has partnered with Datar Cancer Genetics to provide a range of precision-based tests to improve the detection and treatment of...
SimplyHealth takes stake in eye plan specialist
Health and dental plan provider Simplyhealth is taking a majority stake in OcuPlan – a provider of predictive and preventative eye care packages.
Financial details of...
Ascenti launches hybrid physio service
Physiotherapy provider Ascenti has launched a physio-led app to help patients manage musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions.
The Reach app is a hybrid of remote and face-to-face...
Totally announces contract extensions across portfolio
Totally plc has announced a series of contract extensions across its growing portfolio of NHS facing and corporate wellbeing services.
Energy Fitness Professionals (EFP), the corporate fitness...
Octopus Real Estate enters specialist care market as part of £100m deal
Octopus Real Estate has entered the specialist care market through an acquisition of six Hamberley Group assets.
The properties are part of a £100m sale...
CQC suspends services at London-based women’s clinic
A private fertility and gynaecology clinic in London has been suspended by the CQC after it found services had deteriorated since its last inspection.
The...
Sir Robert Francis to step down as chair of Healthwatch England
Sir Robert Francis QC is stepping down as chair of Healthwatch England in November, as well as retiring from the Care Quality Commission (CQC)’s...
Transform moves further into NHS electives after deals with 14 trusts
Transform Hospital Group (THG) has signed deals with 14 NHS trusts across the North West and the Midlands in a move it describes as...
Cancellations continue to hit earnings at Ramsay Health Care UK
Widespread cancellations are continuing to present ‘highly disruptive’ challenges across Ramsay Health Care’s UK sites, the Australian-owned hospital operator has said.
Roughly 21,000 episodes of...