Hospitals

Healthcare firm HealthHero has acquired French company Qare, a telehealth firm backed by European healthtech venture builder Kamet Ventures. This latest acquisition ensures HealthHero now covers 22m lives and is on track...

New research from the Association of British Insurers (ABI) has drawn a clear link between firms offering health and wellbeing benefits to staff and boosting productivity. The research reveals three in five (60%)...

Thirteen healthcare organisations are calling on the government to follow through on its 2018 promise to strip the General Medical Council (GMC) of its power to appeal decisions made by the Medical...

Pre-surgery letters and a pre-operation ‘cooling off’ period are part of a raft of measures designed to prevent rogue surgeons from committing serious malpractice, following the Paterson scandal. Unveiling the Government’s response...

It’s not just Hollywood that has an awards season. That time is upon us in the health and protection industry too. The anticipation of glory, which can go alongside the fear of...

Bupa is rebating £125m to its UK health insurance customers following the temporary disruption to some medical treatments last year as are result of the pandemic. The rebate equates to roughly one...

Alleged delayed or missed diagnosis was the reason for the majority of complaints against GPs, with almost all doctors facing a complaint in their career. Figures from the Medical Defence Union (MDU)...

The NHS has warned that waiting lists could swell to “unprecedented levels” over the next year as a direct results of the coronavirus pandemic.  The head of the NHS Confederation Danny Mortimer...

Affidea Group, the diagnostic imaging, outpatient and cancer care services provider has bought outpatient provider Orthoderm, as it continues its acquisition spree. Orthoderm operates from its clinic located outside Belfast in Northern...

Abu Dhabi state-owned holding company ADQ and private equity firm CVC Capital Partners are both considering purchasing the core hospital business of NMC Health, which could fetch $1bn according to reports. Last...