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Babylon virtual GP creates two divisions in administration
Babylon, the digital health company that created the NHS GP at Hand App, has put two of its divisions under administration.
Alvarez & Marsal, a restructuring firm, confirmed late Wednesday that it was appointed administrator of…
Centene will sell GP clinics, hospitals and other healthcare facilities in the UK market
Centene, the US health insurer, is selling its GP clinic chain, along with the largest private hospital group in Britain, abandoning ambitious plans to penetrate the British healthcare system.
Three people familiar with the sale process…
Details of UK Covid contract worth £8bn yet to be published
According to research presented to the official inquiry into UK government's handling the pandemic, the full details of Covid-19 contract worth more than £8bn were not published.
According to a study by , Spend Network,, a consultancy…
PureHealth buys UK hospital operator Circle in $1.2bn deal
PureHealth, the largest healthcare provider in the United Arab Emirates, has reached an agreement to buy Circle Health Group from US company Centene for $1.2bn.
PureHealth is owned and controlled by a consortium which includes the Abu…
Jonathan Van-Tam joins Moderna as a senior executive
Sir Jonathan Van-Tam has been appointed senior medical advisor at Covid, a vaccine manufacturer.
According to official filings, the UK's former deputy Chief Medical Officer, who became a celebrity among British citizens during the…
Industry body warns that drug tax could increase the cost of medicines on the NHS
According to an industry group, the NHS could spend billions more on medicine if its defacto tax on generic drugs discourages manufacturers from launching cheaper alternative products in the UK.
The British Generic Manufacturers…
Novo Nordisk’s drug for obesity reduces stroke and heart attack risk
Novo Nordisk’s top-selling obesity medication reduces the risk of strokes or heart attacks, according to findings from a late-stage study that sent the shares of the Danish pharmaceutical firm and its main competitor Eli Lilly into record…
UK Government gives private companies a bigger role in Health Diagnostics
The UK government is looking to engage independent providers in order to reduce the waiting list for treatment.
On Friday, the "elective Recovery Task Force" will publish its final report and announce the decision to increase the role of…
UK pledges £600mn for social care services before winter
The government has allocated £600mn to hire and retain additional social care workers in England. This is part of a wider effort to strengthen public services before what will be the toughest winter ever for the NHS.
The Department of…
Office check-ups are tax-deductible to prevent staff from signing off.
Under plans to combat a recent surge in long-term illness, workers and employers will receive tax breaks worth tens or even hundreds of millions of pounds for health checkups and treatments to ensure that employees are healthy enough to…