Healthcare news in the UK | Page 7

An overview of news, trends and research in the Healthcare industry in the UK:

Health insurance costs continue to increase globally Private health insurance costs have increased above the rate of inflation, with cancer and diseases of the circulatory system blamed as the main cost drivers.
27 July 2017
UDG Healthcare in $22 million deal for US management consultancy Vynamic Pharmaceutical conglomerate UDG Healthcare has sealed a $22 million deal to purchase American management consulting firm Vynamic.
24 July 2017
Developing world embraces AI doctors but UK remains sceptical With the NHS facing a funding crisis, healthcare providers are looking to AI to cut costs – but service users remain apprehensive with the WannaCry hack still fresh in the public’s minds.
05 July 2017
The Dragons' Den enables innovation in healthcare and NHS market The Dragons’ Den, which resembles the popular television series, has been used in many sectors for years as a means of spurring creative thinking and judging innovations.
19 June 2017
Medical costs continue to spiral for insurance industry Medical insurers are once more seeing costs rise almost across the board, and while companies are planning a range of wellness and health initiatives for employees, these are unlikely to impact on
16 May 2017
Transforming social organisations: a case from healthcare Transforming a social organisation is not as easy as making a turnaround in a privately-owned company.
20 March 2017
Arcadis wins contract to redevelop primary health care clinic in Alaska The Alaska-based Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation Tribal Organisation, a administer of health care delivery, has hired Arcardis to support a redevelopment project.
10 March 2017
Ecorys: Mental Health Services and Schools Link Pilots scheme a success Communication between school mental health support for children and the NHS was recently flagged as an area that may see benefits, for wider stakeholder outcomes, with improvement.
07 March 2017
Smaller healthcare consultancies can bring a unique offering The global healthcare consulting market continues to grow, and with the importance of improving healthcare through efficiencies, innovation and the benefits it brings, is centre stage. Consultancy.
05 December 2016
Potentially half of hospital care activities could be provided at home Nearly half of care activities provided in a hospital setting could, with the space of the coming ten years, potentially be provided at home.
18 October 2016
UCLH hires Mace to deliver new state-of-art centre for TNE and dentistry Mace has been hired by the University College London Hospitals (UCLH) to deliver a new ‘state-of-the-art’ home to the Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, the Eastman Dental Hospital and services from the UCLH.
15 September 2016
Heat Vulnerability Index highlights risk areas for old people in London The reality of global warming is fast hitting cities in their pockets as resilience planning and mitigation are becoming priorities.
13 September 2016
Royal HaskoningDHV to develop new 25,000 m2 oncology centre The University Hospitals Leuven is consolidating and upgrading its oncology capabilities within a new 25,000 m2 oncology centre at its Gasthuisberg Campus.
12 September 2016
Asia-Pacific healthcare costs for elderly to jump from 500 billion to 2.5 trillion The Asia-Pacific region will see an additional 200 million elderly people by 2030. The healthcare costs related to caring for the elderly are expected to spiral from $500 billion per year to $2.5 billion.
08 September 2016
Deloitte raises more than £10,000 for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance The Leeds office of Deloitte UK, as part of its local corporate responsibility work, has raised more than £10,000 for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance over the past year.
26 August 2016
Walking for Health programme in UK improves peoples' lives The Walking for Health programme aims to get people on their feet, as increasing sedentary lifestyles place a heavy toll on human and societal wellbeing.
10 August 2016
Huron Consulting Group seeks to acquire HSM Consulting Huron Consulting Group is seeking to acquire Massachusetts-based HSM Consulting for an undisclosed sum.
04 August 2016
TCS builds learning platform for Royal College of Physicians of Ireland The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland has partnered with Tata Consultancy Services to deliver an online community to support its members’ continued education from anywhere across the globe.
21 July 2016
Cambridge Consultants partners with incubator Clearbridge Accelerator Cambridge Consultants and Singapore-based Clearbridge Accelerator have joined forces to support Asian medical technology startups.
01 July 2016
Healthcare advisory AbedGraham partners with BridgeHead Software AbedGraham, a London-based IT advisory and technology firm for UK’s healthcare sector, has struck an alliance with BridgeHead Software, an international provider of health data management solutions.
15 June 2016
New Children's Hospital Ireland hires Arup for engineering services In Ireland the New Children's Hospital was recently given the go ahead by An Bord Pleanála, although controversy about the new site remains.
03 June 2016
Employers to add more financial Well-Being programmes The total costs of non-communicable chronic diseases between 2012 and 2030 has been estimated at $47 trillion in lost economic output, on top of the individual misery the conditions already bring wit
19 May 2016
Supermarkets can lead the way in the fight against fat and obesity Almost 25% of the UK population is obese, making our nation the most obese country in Western Europe.
18 May 2016
Consulting business unit of Philips joins MCA as a member The Healthcare Transformation Services Business Unit of Philips in the UK & Ireland has joined the MCA as a member, taking the MCA’s member base to a total of 57 consultancies.
13 May 2016
Pharmaceutical companies should embrace digital transformation Companies with new technologies and approaches are entering healthcare, and challenging pharma's traditional dominance in the sector.
25 March 2016
US hospitals opt for Pavisse solution of RGP Healthcare Two hospitals in the US, Mee Memorial Hospital and Pullman Regional Hospital, have in recent months engaged with RGP.
08 March 2016
Arup develops upgrades to St Thomas Hospital, London Arup has successfully completed its role in the work to develop the East Wing of St Thomas' Hospital in London.
04 March 2016
41 million children under age of 5 globally face obesity Obesity is a growing problem across the world, by 2030 41% of the global population is projected to be overweight or obese, warns a report. The social costs are staggering, with 2.
01 February 2016
Essentia joins European Connected Health Alliance Essentia, the commercial consulting arm of the Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, has become a member of the European Connected Health Alliance (ECHAlliance).
27 January 2016
BearingPoint helps hospital deliver integrated business plan International consulting firm BearingPoint has assisted Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Foundation Trust draw up and integrate a new business plan.
16 January 2016
PKF Littlejohn: Fraud costs NHS over 5 billion a year Fraud and error cost the global healthcare system around £299 billion, a recent study claims.
05 January 2016
Royal HaskoningDHV supports Danish proton therapy To provide cancer patients with specialised radiation treatment options, the Danish Parliament approved the Danish National Particle Centre, which will house Denmark’s first proton particle therapy c
23 December 2015

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