NHS delays drive demand for private healthcare to record March 4, 2025 Private healthcare market has broken yet another record, with private hospital admissions hitting their highest Q3 on record
Haleon launches buyback and hikes dividend after strong year February 27, 2025 Consumer healthcare giant Haleon has reported a strong financial performance for 2024, with organic revenue growth of five per cent. However, revenue declined by 0.6 per cent on a reported basis to £11.2bn, while adjusted operating profit increased 9.8 per cent to £2.5bn. Haleon focuses on over-the-counter medicines, oral health, and vitamins, minerals and supplements. [...]
Smith+Nephew’s profit jumps as transformation play pays off February 25, 2025 Smith+Nephew reported revenue growth for 2024, as the company’s 12-Point Plan delivered improved financial performance, better margins, and stronger cash flow. The medical technology reported revenue of $5.81bn (£4.59bn) up 5.3 per cent on an underlying basis, with further acceleration expected in 2025. Fourth-quarter revenue rose 8.3 per cent year-on-year to $1.57bn (£1.24bn), bolstered by [...]
Government hits NHS target early and opens door to more private investment February 17, 2025 Government hit NHS appointments target seven months early, as the health secretary warns there is a "hell of lot more to do"
Vitality to offer discounted weight loss drugs in UK first February 12, 2025 Customers are to be offered discounted weight loss treatments through insurance giant Vitality in a UK first. The group, which is UK’s third-largest health insurer behind Bupa and Axa, is to offer discounts of up to 20 per cent for medications such as Wegovy and Mounjaro to its 1.9 million members. The offer is to [...]
The Observatory Presents – A New Immersive Art and Wellness Space in the Eastern City January 7, 2025
Manchester United have got it right where Jaguar rebrand got it wrong November 30, 2024 Manchester United are showing Jaguar that inclusivity is about doing, not just showing, through their action on prostate cancer, writes Matthew Fletcher-Jones. It’s been a good week or so for football. Promotion for England and Wales in the Nations League (a format innovation that actually works), a Premier League weekend with the champions in ‘crisis’, [...]
Mydentist looks to India for new recruits as loss widens November 20, 2024 Mydentist has sunk further into the red as it looks to recruit more new hires from overseas after the UK Government relaxed the rules. The business, which is one of the largest dental providers in the UK, has said hiring has been constrained by the limited number of dental school places in this country as [...]
Major Smith & Nephew investors call for break-up of medical device maker November 14, 2024 Three of Smith & Nephew's biggest shareholders are reportedly urging the FTSE 100 firm to break up if it cannot improve performance.
Astrazeneca boosts cardiovascular pipeline with licensing deal October 7, 2024 Astrazeneca has struck a licensing agreement worth up to $2bn (£1.5bn) with China’s CPSC Pharmaceutical Group to develop a new cardiovascular drug, the company announced on Monday. The Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical giant will pay $100m (£76.5) upfront, with additional milestone payments of up to $1.9bn (£1.4bn), to licence a preclinical small molecule aimed at treating dyslipidemia. [...]