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Healthcare news in the UK | Page 8

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

Bain: Global PE healthcare buyouts reach 3 year high Globally, private equity (PE) buyouts in healthcare reached a three year high at $29.6 billion in 2014, with deal volume relatively steady, research by Bain & Company finds.
08 June 2015
Impower: Preventing neglect of vulnerable children To improve the outcomes of vulnerable children while building a sustainable long term child support system, public services consultancy Impower argues for prevention over intake.
05 June 2015
GoodGym hires Ecorys UK to evaluate the programme Wellness and health charity GoodGym, set up to combine exercising with doing something good for the local UK community, has hired consulting firm Ecorys UK to develop an evaluation framework of the p
05 June 2015
Mace to project manage first UK high energy cancer unit Consulting firm Mace has been selected by The Christie NHS Foundation Trust to project manage the delivery of the first high energy cancer unit, the Proton Beam Therapy project, in Manchester. The new centre, which costs around £125 million,
01 June 2015
IBM partners with Medtronic to improve diabetes care IT giant IBM and medical technology firm Medtronic are partnering up to develop a new generation of personalised diabetes management solutions. By combining diabetes medical devices and health data with analytics and cognitive computing the partner
15 May 2015
CSC to deliver new Patient Care Centre in Trafford CSC has been selected by the NHS Trafford Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) to deliver the first-of-type Patient Care Co-ordination Centre (PCCC) in Trafford. The consulting firm will co-manage the new centre and provide the full end-to-end IT and
08 May 2015
iMPOWER slams one-dimensional Ofsted inspections iMPOWER recently slammed the Government’s independent auditing unit Ofsted for the unreasonable consequences of its audits on service providers, finding that its “inadequate” assessment means that lo
05 May 2015
Experienced consultant Martin Howard CIO of Amedisys Martin Howard, alumnus of Alvarez & Marsal, EY, KPMG and Deloitte, has taken on the role of CIO at Amedisys. After the company came into controversy last year, the new CEO has started appointing new leadership, inclu
20 April 2015
Capita Healthcare Decisions partners up with Medibank The Healthcare Decisions practice of Capita has signed a partnership with healthcare company Medibank to deliver safe, consistent health advice for Australians and New Zealanders. As part of the agreement, Capita will provide Medibank with its cont
20 April 2015
KPMG buys healthcare consultancy Beacon Partners Global accounting and consulting firm KPMG has acquired Beacon Partners, a US-based healthcare consulting firm. With the move, the Big Four firm significantly boosts its North American health advisory practice, adding mo
15 April 2015
NHS selects IBM to boost electronic staff record system IBM has been selected by the Department of Health in England to transform and improve the Electronic Staff Record System of the National Health Service in England and Wales. To do so, the firm will provide increased mobile access and new s
14 April 2015
Grant Thornton UK boosts Healthcare Advisory team Grant Thornton has strengthened its UK private Healthcare Advisory team with the appointment of Paula Holdsworth, former General Manager of Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, as Associate Director. The appointment bolsters its health of
13 April 2015
LOC Consulting boosts healthcare consultancy offering Management consultancy LOC Consulting has strengthened its healthcare consultancy and public sector offering with the appointment of Carol Beckford as Associate Director. Prior to joining LOC, Beckford worked as an indep
08 April 2015
Hymans Robertson boosts take up of cancer care Hymans Robertson's move to launch a cancer screening programme is increasingly proving a popular decision.
27 March 2015
14 consultancies nominated for HealthInvestor Awards Healthcare platform HealthInvestor has announced the 2015 finalists for its annual awards ceremony. More than 100 healthcare institutions and private sector companies have been nominated, including fourteen management co
25 March 2015
Deloitte: Life science companies preparing for next wave In an attempt to boost competitiveness, life science companies are trying to gain competitive advantage by preparing for the ‘next wave’ of opportunities in the industry, research by Deloitte shows.
25 March 2015
New technology helps monitor drugs in transit Cambridge Consultants has developed a service that tracks and monitors the condition of drugs in transit.
17 March 2015
Navigant buys healthcare services provider RevenueMed Global consultancy Navigant has acquired RevenueMed, a US-based provider of business management services for the healthcare sector. The deal is set to be worth $22 million, paid in cash, with an additional contingent payment of up to $4
13 March 2015
Consortium supports Indonesia with health care As part of the Indonesian government’s goal to provide all Indonesians with primary health care by 2019, under the right to Universal Health Coverage, a Dutch consortium has been charged with the execution of a feasibility study in the Yogyak
06 March 2015
Arup assists in build of new UK mental health hospital Mersey Care NHS Trust recently opened its new mental health unit in Liverpool, called the Clock View. The new unit provides 80 beds for local patients and is designed to improve the wellbeing of its patients. Arup assisted Mersey Care in
03 March 2015
Bain: Investing in health creates competitive advantage Healthy populations can create competitive advantages for economies, a newly released report by Bain & Company and the World Economic Forum shows. While unhealthy people put a strain on economies, healthy people result in higher productivity an
23 February 2015
Joseph Mauro joins Huron Healthcare from Siemens Huron Consulting Group has boosted its Healthcare team with Joseph Mauro, who joins as managing director. Mauro joins from Siemens, where he worked for approximately 30 years. Joseph Mauro has approximately 30 yea
20 February 2015
Mott MacDonald partners up to fight deadly black fever Mott MacDonald, together with a group of healthcare specialists, has launched KalaCORE, a consortium to help eliminate the deadly tropical disease black fever. The consortium will focus on South Asia and East Africa and set up national support prog
17 February 2015
Huron buys healthcare consultancy Studer Group A massive deal in the US healthcare consultancy market has been announced, with Huron Consulting Group buying Studer Group for a fee of $325 million. Studer Group will be integrated into Huron Healthcare, and create a healthcare consulti
03 February 2015
Vitality and Mercer seeking Healthiest Company UK Vitality and consulting firm Mercer have launched 'Britain’s Healthiest Company', an initiative which aims at finding and celebrating organisations with the healthiest employees in the UK. The results of the challenge will
02 February 2015
Mott MacDonald advises on Mental Health Hospital In order for the Royal Edinburgh Hospital to continue functioning as a world class mental health facility, the NHS Lothian has reached an agreement with the Norddeutsche Landesbank to finance the redevelopment of the hospital. Mott MacDonald was hi
28 January 2015
McKinsey: Women more likely to be obese than men Women have a substantial higher chance of being obese than men, reveals a recent study from McKinsey & Company, with the relationship becoming increasingly true in countries where obesity is a major issue. For policy makers, it impli
27 January 2015
New charity record for Cambridge Consultants staff Cambridge Consultants has raised a new record with its charity fundraising efforts and donated almost 30 thousand pound to the Centre 33 Young Carers Project in Cambridge, which offers support for young carers, including mentoring, group talks and
27 January 2015
Jonathan Guppy joins FTI Consulting UK Health Practice FTI Consulting has appointed Jonathan Guppy as Senior Managing Director in the Company’s UK Health Solutions practice. Guppy brings 25 years of experience helping organisations develop and implement change programmes, with parti
22 January 2015
Global healthcare consulting market grows to 6.3 billion The global healthcare consulting market has grown by 7%, to a value of just over $6 billion, amounting to 7% of the entire advisory industry.
19 January 2015
PA Consulting: 3 ways tech can boost US healthcare Healthcare as an industry is undergoing rapid, fundamental changes brought about by reform. The Affordable Care Act of 2010 turned the incentive system upside down for healthcare providers, moving them from fee-for-service payments to Accountable C
14 January 2015
Cambridge Consultants helps consumers sun safely Cambridge Consultants has developed a small and practical device that will help its users determine the right amount of sun exposure for their skin type in order to stay healthy. The Solitair device consists of a small sensing device that measures
14 January 2015

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