Hospitals
Drive to clinical direction and value-based care key factors of 27-year career – Wright
Through more than a quarter of a century Dr Doug Wright oversaw vast changes in the health insurance sector and he expects further significant evolutions in his absence. Wright (pictured), who revealed...
Read moreHalf of 35 to 44-year-olds expect to go private as public more accepting – IHPN
Half of people aged between 35 and 44 expect to pay for healthcare treatment in the coming year - 10 percentage points higher than 12 months ago. Furthermore, using private healthcare has...
Read moreNHS waiting list inches back up to hit 7.37 million
The number of people awaiting NHS treatment in England inched upwards in June to hit 7.37 million people. This was slightly up on the 7.36 million people awaiting treatment in May, which...
Read moreStrengthening healthcare from within: The benefits of a healthy workforce – Meetaroo
The most recent Independent Healthcare Providers Network (IHPN) industry barometer found workforce recruitment, training and development to be among the biggest challenges for healthcare quality and safety. In response, 58% of IHPN...
Read moreEnding private healthcare VAT exemption would only increase NHS burden – AMII
The Association of Medical Insurers and Intermediaries (AMII) is the latest trade body to raise concerns over Lord Kinnock's call for VAT to be applied on private healthcare. The trade body argued...
Read moreBupa UK members up but profits dip as claims and commission climb
Bupa saw significant growth in membership numbers, revenue and profits across the group in the first half of 2025, but UK profitability slipped as higher claims, adviser commission and investment took hold....
Read moreSpire Healthcare buys physiotherapy provider Physiolistic for £5.2m
Spire Healthcare has bought Physiolistic, a physiotherapy business operating multiple clinics in the Thames Valley area, for an initial £5.2m. The firm provides physiotheraphy services to all major insurance providers, including Axa...
Read moreSpire profits plummet 50% as PMI claims tightening and ‘material’ staff cuts made
Spire Healthcare saw profits plummet by 50% while revenues from private medical insurance (PMI) remained flat as claims processes tightened in the first half of 2025. The healthcare group introduced a major...
Read moreNuffield Health hires Prins as hospitals COO from Circle Health
Nuffield Health has hired Karen Prins as chief operating officer for its hospitals from Circle Health Group. Prins (pictured) will leave Circle Health Group where she was interim CEO and before that...
Read moreBupa launches trio of DNA tests including medication and early detection checks
Bupa is launching a DNA-based medication test and two DNA health risk detection checks as it expands its suite of My Genomic Health tests. The medication check follows a pilot programme which...
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