Assura buys medical centres for £50m
Assura has bought two unnamed medical centres, and one of the largest primary healthcare facilities in the UK in Stratford-upon-Avon, for £50m.
Stratford Healthcare Centre...
London Medical appoints Tony Graff as chief executive
Tony Graff has been appointed chief executive officer of London Medical.
The new position at the private specialist outpatient clinic comes after a five-year period...
The best in health and social care celebrate in style at 13th LaingBuisson Awards
The 13th LaingBuisson Awards took place yesterday evening (15 November).
More than 1,000 people were present at the annual awards ceremony which celebrates the best...
Flat PMI growth leading to innovation, LaingBuisson report finds
PMI markets have remained ‘stagnant’ for the second year running, but a new trend of insurers repositioning themselves as ‘health and wellbeing’ providers could...
PHIN appoints clinical advisor
Dr Natalie Silvey has been appointed a clinical advisor at the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN).
Working part-time at PHIN alongside her role as a...
Two operating theatres open at The Grosvenor Hospital
Two operating theatres have opened at Nuffield Health Chester’s The Grosvenor Hospital as part of a £7m development.
Nuffield will now convert the hospital’s old...
Online therapy service launches
An online therapy service promising affordable therapy sessions, called Your MindSmith, has launched in the UK.
Owner and founder of the service, counselling psychologist Debbie...
Spire Healthcare appoints non-executive director
Dr Ronnie van der Merwe has been appointed a non-executive director at Spire Healthcare ahead of his appointment on Friday as CEO of Mediclinic...
Safety investigations should include private patients, says NHSPN
Powers held by the proposed Health Service Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) should include investigations of patient safety incidents in the independent healthcare sector.
Under proposals,...
Nuffield Health partners with GenesisCare
Nuffield Health and Australian radiotherapy provider GenesisCare have formed a partnership to develop oncology treatment services within Nuffield hospitals.
The SpaceOAR hydrogel procedure, a treatment...