Maria Davies

Dialysis clinic operator Fresenius Medical Care Renal Services swung to a £6.3m loss in 2025 as rising costs and a £5.5m deferred tax charge outweighed double-digit revenue growth.

Ambient voice technology can save clinicians valuable time, but that does not automatically translate into greater capacity. Specialist consultant in healthcare technology Alex Fairweather argues that realising AI’s benefits requires effective workflow redesign, training and governance

Fertility provider Bourn Hall more than quadrupled its bottom-line profit in 2025, boosted by double-digit revenue growth and improved margins.

Sarah Wakeling, CEO and founder of Positive Support Group, explores how specialist independent providers can help bridge the divides between health, education and social care to deliver sustainable support for people with learning disabilities and autism

The NHS’s plan for 250 neighbourhood health centres hinges on private investment but, as Jennifer Lewis, real estate partner at Mills & Reeve, argues, unlocking strong investor appetite will require a more commercially viable model and a clearer route through the system.

As NHS England is folded back into the Department of Health and Social Care, a radical ten-year plan aims to move care from hospital wards to the high street, forcing private equity and corporate operators to rapidly adapt their strategies to a state-directed, community-delivered market. Candesic managing partner Dr Leonid Shapiro, principal Jack Zeng and director of content David Farbrother explore the challenges and opportunities this new environment presents

Spire Healthcare has agreed a £1.03bn takeover bid by Tulip UK Bidco, the acquisition vehicle backed by its largest shareholder Toscafund Asset Management, alongside private equity firm Three Hills and US investment manager Ares Management.

One Harley Street has partnered with Medtronic Integrated Health Solutions (IHS) to provide supply chain, equipment, digital and operational support for its new ambulatory surgery centre in London.

Prime Health is investing £2m in its Queen Anne Street centre in London to expand its diagnostic imaging and preventative healthcare services.

Increased demand for private cataract surgery drove self-pay admissions to their highest levels on record in Q1 2026, according to figures released by the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN).