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HCA International predicts there will be a 20% increase in self pay patients over the next few years. To this end it has launched a new website - www, hcahospitals.co.uk - providing existing self pay patients and potential self pay patients access to its services and self pay packages.

Marie Stopes International (MSI), the charity that delivers sexual and reproductive health services through family planning centres and outreach teams internationally reported further increases in total incoming resources and net income for the year ending 31 December 2011. Total incoming resources hit £145.2m (2010: £129.9m) and the charity spent £139.9m (2010: £125.9m). This left it with a net income of £5.3m an increase on 2010’s £3.9m. MSI also owns two investments – its managed investment fund was valued at £5.7m for 2011 (2010: £5m) however, its Dublin property investment decreased in netbook value from £274,000 in 2010 to £268,000.

Managing director for health and wellbeing, Natalie-Jane MacDonald, is set to leave Bupa to pursue other opportunities after 17 years with the insurer. Bupa denied industry rumours that she had suddenly left’ the company and advised that Dr MacDonald will remain with Bupa for the foreseeable future as no leaving date has been set and no replacement has been announced.

Last month saw Laing & Buisson host its seventh annual awards event, HMn was there to congratulate the winners.

Care home operator ADL plc enjoyed a leap in turnover for the year ended 31 March 2012. The company reported revenues of £7.3m, an increase of 49% on the previous year’s £4.9m.

Eleven former staff from Winterbourne View private hospital were sentenced last month for their part in the abuse and neglect that took place at the hospital for adults with severe learning disabilities.

TBS GB Telematics & Biomedical, the provider of telehealth and telecare services for long-term medical conditions, reported a fall in operating profit for the year ending 31 December 2011 from £3m to £2.4m.

Local authority spending on domiciliary care services has ballooned in Scotland, according to the latest figures.

The Priory Group has acquired specialist care provider High Quality Lifestyles (HQL) through its learning disability business Craegmoor.

Hampshire county council has said it will invest £45m in extra care development over the next eight years. As part of the council’s long term investment in extra care, four new developments have already opened in Andover, Basingstoke, Fleet and Gosport. Collectively, they provide 240 one and two-bed homes, with flexible 24 hour care.