Striking the right balance in public-private collaboration
Understanding the legal frameworks used by NHS provider trusts to deliver care via partnership models is vital for independent healthcare providers to forge long-lasting...
Pioneer secures insourcing contract
Pioneer Healthcare has been awarded a new contract to provide insourcing services in the north of England.
The £5m contract for an unnamed NHS trust...
Optegra reports double digit revenue growth
Strong growth in its NHS business has driven a double-digit leap in revenue for eye care specialist Optegra.
Revenue was up 35% to £92.2m in...
AXA Health launches online services delivered by HBSUK
AXA Health has expanded its digital health services with the introduction of two new online platforms focused on digestive health and dermatology.
The services, delivered...
Rising demand boosts revenue at Nuffield but costs continue to escalate
Rising demand has helped drive revenue growth at Nuffield Health despite what it described as ongoing external pressures.
Hospital revenue was up 17% to £967.4m...
Wraparound care pilot lowers anxiety and reduces missed appointments
Amethyst Radiotherapy has reported positive results from a pilot programme designed to offer patients undergoing brain tumour treatment an enhanced level of wraparound care.
The...
Moral injury causing clinicians to quit profession
Healthcare professionals face ‘avoidable moral conflicts’ at work that are contributing to ill health and leading many to leave the profession, according to a...
Doctors say evidence confirms power imbalance in relationship with insurers
The Independent Doctors Federation (IDF) is formally launching a campaign to address what it describes as the increasing power imbalance in the insurer/doctor/patient relationship,...
Transform launches non-profit foundation to provide global medical care
Transform Healthcare has launched the Electiva Foundation, a non-profit organisation aimed at delivering medical care and humanitarian support in regions of need around the...
Optegra opens NHS clinic in Leicester
Optegra has opened a new ophthalmic clinic in Leicester dedicated to providing NHS cataract surgery to patients across Leicestershire and the East Midlands.
The clinic,...