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Private cancer care levels held firm throughout first lockdown, figures show
There was a significant surge in the volume of cancer care delivered by private hospitals and healthcare providers during the national lockdown in March and April, figures published this week reveal. Medical...
Read moreLatest details of UK private providers of coronavirus testing published
The Government has published latest details of private providers of coronavirus testing. The move comes with the Christmas period fast approaching and as more people look for ways to help them keep...
Read moreSimplyhealth boss Romana Abdin to step down after seven years
Romana Abdin, the chief executive of Simplyhealth, is to step down from the role after seven years at the helm. A spokesperson for the healthcare provider confirmed that Abdin (pictured) will step...
Read moreTributes as ‘founding father’ of Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries passes away
Tributes are being made to Bill Poynton, one of the “founding fathers” of the Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries (AMII), who has passed away. Leading the tributes, Michael Payne, general secretary of...
Read morePrivate hospitals back to full strength after pandemic hiatus
Fears that the coronavirus pandemic has ‘closed down’ large parts of the private healthcare sector have been put to bed, as new figures show insured activity bouncing back to normal levels. Insured...
Read moreTreatment funding scheme launched by specialist cancer care provider
The company behind a network of specialist healthcare centres across the UK has launched a medical expenses plan for businesses, families and individuals that focuses exclusively on cancer. Rutherford Direct is a...
Read moreHealthHero acquires DoctorLink as it expands across Europe
Digital telehealth services provider HealthHero has completed the acquisition of Doctorlink, the London-based healthtech & medtech solutions Provider The deal means that HealthHero is now believed to be Europe’s largest telehealth company,...
Read moreDoctor Care Anywhere raises £55.7m for UK and overseas expansion
Digital health services provider Doctor Care Anywhere has raised around £55.7m to fuel its growth plans in the UK, as well as to expand into new international markets. The provider, whose partners...
Read moreOutgoing Bupa boss Bourke to take on non-exec role at M&S
Outgoing Bupa Group CEO Evelyn Bourke is to join Marks & Spencer as a non-executive director next year. Bourke (pictured left) is due to retire from her current role at Bupa at...
Read more‘Two-thirds’ of private hospital beds set aside by NHS for coronavirus went unused, documents show
Two-thirds of private hospital beds block-purchased by the NHS over the summer to deal with the coronavirus pandemic were left empty, it has been claimed, as waiting lists for routine procedures soared....
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