High performance data in the healthcare sector
In the latest column from the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN), CEO Ian Gargan explains the rationale behind its recent Quality Forum, focused on...
Going private: a new generation of consumers?
The Independent Healthcare Providers Network (IHPN) recently released a major new report on public perceptions of private healthcare, Going Private 2023. Director of policy...
Time to grow
As demand for private healthcare is sustained, LaingBuisson’s Private Acute Healthcare Conference heard how operators are seizing the opportunities for expansion across all areas...
Unlocking the future of cancer survival: can a ten-point plan transform the UK’s standing?
The sustainability of cancer care in the UK was a key theme at LaingBuisson’s Private Acute Healthcare Conference on 11 October. Prior to the...
Medical tourism: boon or bane for consumers and health care systems?
The World Health Organisation estimates the medical tourism market to be worth US$100bn, on the verge of explosive growth, and forecast to expand 25%...
Maven Clinic expands UK presence with acquisition of Naytal
Women’s and family health specialist Maven Clinic has acquired London-based digital health company Naytal in a bid to accelerate its expansion in the UK...
Totally plc secures £10m NHS 111 contract
Out-of-hospital healthcare services provider Totally plc has been awarded a £10m contract to provide national NHS 111 contingency services.
The one-year contract was secured by Vocare, which is...
To outsource or to insource, that is the question
The NHS insourcing market has been attracting increased interest from investors and offers NHS trusts a number of advantages when using non-NHS provision to...
Ireland: Biosynth Carbosynth expands IVD offering with acquisition of Aalto Bio Reagents
KKR-backed Biosynth Carbosynth, a materials supplier to the life science industry, has acquired Ireland-based Aalto Bio Reagents is a global provider of proteins, antigens, HIV...