PMQs sketch: Trusst back in politics? April 17, 2024 Thanks to Liz Truss, a surfeit of salad-related attempts at humour emerged during PMQs this week. We take you through the highlights.
Health tech group to expand in UK amid booming private healthcare demand April 15, 2024 The provider of 'at home' healthcare services is eyeing a £3m funding round, aiming to add seven new sites to its existing three locations.
Kainos: Key NHS supplier warns of lower revenue amid shaky demand for software services April 15, 2024 Software firm Kainos had projected revenue of £395.4m to £404.1m, while the consensus revenue estimate is £400.7m.
NHS buys private healthcare provider Spire’s Tunbridge Wells hospital April 3, 2024 The private healthcare provider sold the hospital to the Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, a major acute hospital trust in the south-east of England.
Attitudes to the NHS are finally catching up with reality March 29, 2024 The NHS has always been mediocre to poor in terms of measurable medical outcomes regardless of funding or public adulation, says Kristian Niemietz Public satisfaction with the NHS has fallen to the lowest levels since records began, according to the latest edition of the British Social Attitudes Survey (BSA), which was released this week. 52 per cent [...]
Struggling NHS is pushing people to go private, but is the UK ready for private healthcare? March 28, 2024 The private healthcare industry is booming, and with the fallout of the NHS pushing people into the private sector, there is no sign of this trend slowing down anytime soon.
NHS crisis driving surge in UK private health admissions to more than 900,000 March 25, 2024 The private health services is expected to see over 900,000 private admissions in 2024, as the surge in demand for the private healthcare continues as the crisis in the NHS battles on. According to an independent consultancy Broadstone, admissions using private medical insurance increased to 458,000 for the first three quarters of the year, an [...]
This London AI tech firm is set to benefit from a £3.4bn NHS spending injection March 13, 2024 The increase in NHS spending could provide several opportunities for Kainos, which is involved in NHS digital transformation projects.
Nye at the National Theatre: Sheen shines but this play flatlines March 11, 2024 Nye at the National Theatre ★★★☆☆ Michael Sheen was born to play Aneurin ‘Nye’ Bevan, the firebrand Welsh politician who in 1948 willed into existence the NHS as we know it. Sheen has been a “not-for-profit” actor since 2021, donating the money from his movies to causes including a fund to help send Welsh kids [...]
NHS delays help private healthcare provider Spire Healthcare’s profit jump by a third February 29, 2024 The FTSE 250-listed company, which operates 38 hospitals and works with over 8,000 consultants in the UK, saw its revenue increase by 13.4% to £1.4bn