Tests boosts Immunodiagnostic Systems

The surging popularity of vitamin D tests has lifted profits at the medical testing company as it promotes a new system that will greatly increase medical diagnosis

• Glaxo hopes high for Cambridge science centre
• NHS patients boost General Healthcare

Forgetful patients lift support consultancies

A growing number of companies are being sought out by pharmaceutical groups as they explore strategic ways to improve patient “adherence”

Hutchison plans China beauty push

A.S. Watson Group opens its 500th mainland store, as the retail unit of Hutchison Whampoa plans to double its presence amid signs of its increasing popularity in the country

NHS patients boost General Healthcare

Increased business from NHS-funded patients more than compensates for a decline in the numbers of private-pay customers at the private hospitals group

NHS contractors in blackmail probe

Three managers have been arrested over an alleged immigration scam after a raid on the offices of ISS Mediclean at Kingston Hospital in Surrey, where the organisation is responsible for cleaning, catering, car parking and security

Property concerns prompt NHS probe

An inquiry is being opened into how far the health service should retain control of its property when it puts services out to tender or allows mergers and takeovers

Care UK profits up 25%

The pressures on local authority budgets will result in more business for private sector care services, Care UK says, as the health and care group reports a 25 per cent rise in full-year profits

Isis drug stake set for solid returns

ScriptSwitch, the drug comparison software company, has been acquired by US-based UnitedHealth, generating a four-fold return for the Coventry-based group’s private equity backers