Maria Davies

The Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) has completed a decade-long programme to implement the Competition and Markets Authority's (CMA) transparency requirements for the private healthcare sector.

As independent hospital groups continue to expand, managing risk across increasingly complex multi-site organisations is becoming ever-more challenging. Peter Wickham, divisional director at Howden Health & Care, looks at what providers need to consider when addressing variation in governance, reporting and data quality

Outpatient mental healthcare provider Onebright Group Ltd has acquired digital mental health platform Mindstep.

Nuffield Health has reported record profits for FY25 as its cost-cutting and efficiency drive began to bear fruit.

Systemic dysfunction in the way the NHS deals with emergency and urgent care presents a clear, scalable market opportunity for investors and private operators. Candesic partner Dr Leonid Shapiro, principal Jack Zeng and head of content David Farbrother examine the need for private on-demand primary and urgent care models and look at what the most successful non-NHS players in this area are already doing

Vitality has appointed Adam Murphy as group chief finance officer, succeeding Justin Skinner, who is retiring from executive roles.

Spire Healthcare has been appointed Team GB's exclusive official healthcare services partner under a new agreement running until the end of 2028, including the Los Angeles Olympic Games.

Two-thirds of employers expect rising costs to reduce spending on workplace healthcare next year, despite growing pressure from government for businesses to play a greater role in keeping people healthy and in work, according to new research.

Draeger Medical UK has opened a new innovation hub at its Hemel Hempstead headquarters as part of an investment aimed at supporting the adoption of new technologies across the NHS.

Spire Healthcare has appointed Debbie White as chair-designate, succeeding Sir Ian Cheshire, who will step down as chair later this year.