Hospitals

Insurance technology supplier Iotatech has entered into a strategic partnership with FCA-authorised UK fintech business Hope Macy to launch Family Connect into the health insurance sector. The partnership provides a new digital...

Financial services firm Sun Life Financial has completed the $85m (£61m) acquisition of US medical intelligence and healthcare navigation provider Pinnacle Care International. Maryland-based PinnacleCare has more than 170 employees and helps...

Perci Health, an online platform offering people access to support from multidisciplinary cancer teams, has launched with £1.5m of seed funding. The firm, launched by oncology dietician Kelly McCabe and Morgan Fitzsimons,...

The opportunity to champion the values of the mutual ethos was one of the key reasons National Friendly's new  CEO, Graham Singleton, has taken on the role permanently. Earlier this week, Health...

Health tech form EQL has partnered with cashplan provider Medicash to launch Phio Engage, a self-care app for people needing musculoskeletal (MSK) treatment. The launch into the health insurance market follows the...

A GP has reported a patient threatened to kill themselves if they weren't bumped up the list for their first jab. The startling claim features in the findings from a survey by...

A consultant surgeon at a high-profile independent hospital has accused other private cancer care providers of ignoring conflicts of interest when negotiating work to support the NHS during the pandemic. Satya Bhattacharya,...

Private hospitals completed more than 3.2 million procedures for the NHS since the agreement to help during the Covid-19 pandemic was initiated and will continue to be vital to clear backlogs. And...

Advisers have called on new health secretary, Sajid Javid, to prioritise tackling NHS waiting times and to turn to the private healthcare sector to help alleviate the mental and physical burden on...

The whole healthcare system is facing an “existential crisis” in staffing as doctors and nurses are burnt out and leaving the profession in growing numbers, healthcare providers have warned. They emphasised the...