Hospitals

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published a report following an inspection of the Franklin ward at Cygnet Hospital Hexham in Northumberland after concerns were raised about patient safety. The inspection took...

A Suffolk independent mental health service has launched a recruitment drive in response to the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rating it inadequate for the second time in four months. The St John’s...

Spire Healthcare has issued a direct rebuttal to a Glass Lewis report which questioned the firm’s decision to accept a £1.4bn merger from Ramsay Healthcare. The letter from the Spire board rejected...

The vast majority of adults in England and Wales now have Covid antibodies, according to official data. Figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed that around nine in 10...

Spire shareholders are to be given an extra week to mull over Ramsay Healthcare's improved offer for the healthcare provider. In an announcement to the London Stock Exchange this morning, Spire revealed...

Australian healthcare firm Ramsay Healthcare has upped its bid in its pursuit of its £1bn takeover of private healthcare provider Spire. In late May, the firms' boards revealed they had reached agreement...

Advisers have a crucial role in educating employers about protection cover and benefit options as Covid restrictions start to lift in the workplace and across society. Yesterday, the Prime Minister addressed the...

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,...