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Healthcare News: Why healthcare’s fear of AI is rational. There can be little doubt that AI is already transforming healthcare, but alongside the potential gains are very real concerns over what it means for patient-clinician interaction.... #healthcareow.ly/B3fu106zGVE
Healthcare News: Safety first in a changing healthcare landscape. IHPN CEO David Hare reports from the annual Patient Safety conference examining how AI, regulatory reform and evolving patient expectations are reshaping independent... #healthcareow.ly/HNFf106zBhP
Healthcare News: Centre for Sight conference eyes the future as ophthalmology market continues to consolidate. The private ophthalmology market has undergone a fundamental shift, moving from a sector focused primarily on providing faster... #healthcareow.ly/5N4G106zzlz
Healthcare News: CRGH expands clinical team with two appointments. The Centre for Reproductive and Genetic Health (CRGH) has appointed Yeliz Atik and Onur Basegmez to its clinical team. Atik (pictured) joins as consultant obstetrician and... #healthcareow.ly/3xJy106zxkh
Healthcare News: Doctify expands into Saudi Arabia. Healthcare review platform Doctify has launched in Saudi Arabia as it continues to build a global presence. The company, which currently operates in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, and... #healthcareow.ly/F1ma106zxbL
Healthcare News: Bluecrest and CheqUp partner on weight management programme. Bluecrest Wellness has partnered with weight management provider CheqUp to offer customers access to clinically supported weight management services following a... #healthcareow.ly/NnYE106zx9E
Healthcare News: PHIN launches benchmarking tools for hospitals and consultants. The Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) has launched new benchmarking services for hospitals and consultants using data collected from across the UK’s... #healthcareow.ly/MWEZ106zvie
Healthcare News: Marsh partners with AI enabled tech firm. Risk advisory and insurance broking firm Marsh has partnered with Cambridge-based claims risk intelligence company Kirontech to offer retrospective analysis of healthcare claims data... #healthcareow.ly/ly66106zuW0
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Healthcare News: Harnessing technology to improve the patient experience. Brett Lambe, commercial, technology and IP partner at law firm Bevan Brittan, considers how the interplay of AI and human decision making can deliver transformational... #healthcareow.ly/oTkl106zuUm
Healthcare News: Cromwell Hospital performs first European procedures using new cardiac ablation technology. Bupa’s Cromwell Hospital has become the first hospital in the UK and Europe to use a new pulse field ablation catheter to treat... #healthcareow.ly/bOjv106zofu
Healthcare News: GenesisCare upgrades Milton Keynes cancer centre. GenesisCare has installed new diagnostic imaging and radiotherapy equipment at its specialist cancer centre in Milton Keynes as part of its ongoing investment in its UK... #healthcareow.ly/bkBZ106zlq3
Healthcare News: Livi partners with Klarna to offer digital healthcare consultations. Digital healthcare provider Kry Livi has partnered with Klarna to offer on-demand GP, physiotherapy and mental health consultations to members of the... #healthcareow.ly/a66I106zlkg
Healthcare News: UK healthcare M&A activity falls 26% in first quarter of 2026. Healthcare M&A activity in the UK fell by more than a quarter during the first three months of 2026 as economic uncertainty, tighter financing conditions and... #healthcareow.ly/ucez106zisV
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Healthcare News: Aide Health expands into US market. UK digital health company Aide Health has launched its first US programme through a partnership with Temple Health aimed at improving outcomes for people with type 2 diabetes. The... #healthcareow.ly/U2fi106zifK
Healthcare News: Private hospital admissions reach new record. Admissions to private hospitals in the UK reached a record 953,000 in 2025, marking the fourth consecutive year of growth, according to new data from the Private Healthcare... #healthcareow.ly/b7He106zfSq
Healthcare News: Raiys appoints clinical lead for neurodiversity. Digital health and wellbeing platform Raiys has appointed Anna Srireddy as clinical lead for neurodiversity, a newly created role supporting the expansion of the company’s... #healthcareow.ly/ATTN106zfQa
Healthcare News: US digital health provider expands UK presence with acquisition of Eucalyptus. Hims & Hers Health has expanded its presence in the UK consumer healthcare market with the acquisition of Eucalyptus – the parent company of... #healthcareow.ly/BNus106zfO6
Healthcare News: Skin cancer care in the UK private acute sector. In the latest column from the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN), clinical advisor Dr Christopher Smith-Brown examines the way the private sector is supporting the... #healthcareow.ly/O2U6106zfnh