Private hospital activity continues recovery towards pre-pandemic levels

Activity in some parts of the private healthcare sector has returned to pre-pandemic levels, according to the latest figures from Healthcode. Insurer funded activity continued...

Hot or cold? Investor sentiment

Corporate partner and social care lead at Bevan Brittan Monica Macheng asks where does the pandemic leave adult social care in terms of its...

Care sector warned over rising infection rates

Rising infection rates among the care home workforce risks spreading to residents and possibly other parts of the sector, the Department of Health and...

Back to business

As the NHS publishes phase 3 of its plans to resume ‘business as usual’, Tim Read, director, UK and Europe Advisory Services at Marwood...

Waiting lists continue to spiral as NHS braces itself for second peak

Figures released today by NHS England and NHS Improvement indicate that over 4 million patients were waiting to begin NHS treatment at the end...

London calling

As providers in central London are released from the national contracts with the NHS, many are looking at how to boost private pay activity...

The return of private pay

Independent sector providers have acted swiftly to adapt to the challenges during the last few months but as they enter new arrangements with the...

Private dental practices could suffer losses of £71,000 due to Covid-19

A typical private dental practice could rack up net losses of over £71,000 by the end of 2021 as a result of the Covid-19...

Digital health: ensuring your business is investor-ready

The Covid-19 pandemic has put digital healthcare provision centre stage and with it, the potential for increased M&A activity. Jocelyn Ormond, corporate partner at...

Independent hospitals set to bid for up to £10bn worth of NHS contracts

Independent hospital providers are gearing up to bid for £10bn worth of NHS contracts designed to help tackle the waiting list backlog caused by...

Spire expecting pre-tax losses as Covid-19 pandemic dents earnings

The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the independent hospital sector is beginning to emerge after one of the UK’s largest groups, Spire Healthcare,...

Independent hospitals agree contract variation with NHSE

The contract between NHS England and independent hospitals will remain in place until at least the end of October but with a phased transition...

IDH confident it can weather Covid-19 storm as it announces solid full year results

Integrated Dental Holdings (IDH) has said it is set to emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic in a stronger position after announcing solid earnings growth...

Private pay activity continues to rise as providers open up to self-pay and insured...

Private sector hospital activity continued to bounce back in July as more capacity was made available for the treatment of self-pay and insured patients,...

Ways to wellbeing

Limited access to healthcare services during Covid-19 lockdown and beyond is driving increased employer interest in online wellbeing products. And as the latest data...

HM meets… Steve Gray

Nuffield Health has been on many journeys over the last decade as it moved from being a hospital provider to a connected health and wellbeing...

Government to rollout rapid coronavirus testing in care homes

Rapid coronavirus tests will be rolled out to care homes, hospitals and laboratories across the UK to increase testing capacity. Two tests – both able...

View from the peak

With around 200 delegates attending each of the two days, LaingBuisson’s virtual Private Healthcare Summit was the largest gathering of key stakeholders in the sector since...

Wellington Hospital launches Covid-19 rehab service

HCA’s Wellington Hospital in London has launched a post Covid-19 rehabilitation programme providing individually tailored care for patients experiencing long-term symptoms after contracting the...

Care homes ‘thrown to the wolves’, says PAC chair

Cross-party MPs have accused the government of being ‘slow, inconsistent, and at times negligent’ towards social care during the Covid-19 pandemic. MPs sitting on the...