Hospitals

The Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) has appointed Jack Griffin as acting chief executive. Griffin is currently PHIN's finance and commercial director and will take over from founder Matt James from 1...

Digital health company Cardo Health has launched telemedicine app Kena Health in South Africa. The app targets the millions of uninsured citizens who are dependent on stressed public health systems using a...

Private hospital The London Clinic has been reprimanded by the competition regulator for failing to publish payments made to referring part-time consultants for six and a half years. Instead, between April 2015...

The Harley Street Specialist Hospital (HSSH) is opening a pain management clinic including 14 consultants available to treat specialist areas. The HSSH pain team comprises doctors and consultant surgeons with the ability...

The British Medical Association (BMA) has called on government to prioritise investment in NHS infrastructure over private healthcare providers. The call follows a wide ranging speech from health secretary Sajid Javid in...

Spire Healthcare has seen private medical insurance (PMI) generated revenue return to pre-pandemic levels, but it still registered a loss of almost £9m in 2021 despite an improved financial performance. According to...

MyLifeKit is set to launch LifeScore, a new app which merges health-related, environment and world data and credit-related data to offer users a score of a person’s life based on their physiological...

Private healthcare providers who fail to re-employ unvaccinated workers could face claims for unfair dismissal, an employment lawyer has warned. The warning follows government's confirmation that it would be removing the legal...

Kinetik Wellbeing is collaborating with NHS's Monitor My Health to provide at-home blood test kits to help people better monitor their health at home. Monitor My Health, a not-for-profit venture, was launched...

Spire Healthcare has completed a £425m refinancing deal which includes a sustainability-linked element tied to environmental and quality factors. The private hospital group said it was the first of its kind among...