Feb 9, 2012

Doughty Hanson buys Spanish hospital chain

UK private equity group pays €355m for USP

From UK Feb 8, 2012

Regulator hires medical devices supervisor

Appointment raises questions why post was left vacant

Feb 8, 2012

Four Seasons races to refinance £780m in debt

UK care-home group seeks to raise £230m

From UK Feb 7, 2012

Lansley under fire over NHS reforms

Tories fear bill could damage election chances

From PHARMACEUTICALS Feb 5, 2012

Pharma seeks to ease pain of euro crisis

Big groups take remedial measures to minimise impact

From WORLD Feb 2, 2012

Breast implant fears spark Brussels crackdown

European Commission to toughen regulation for medical devices

Feb 2, 2012

Smith & Nephew details plans to cut 770 jobs

Up to 7% of medical device maker’s workforce to go in strategy to cut $150m

Jan 31, 2012

Rising healthcare costs put countries at risk

Spending in sector will almost double as a proportion of GDP in next 40 years

Jan 31, 2012

SEC charges former Symmetry officials with fraud

Agency alleges accounting misstatements at UK unit

From INDUSTRIALS Jan 30, 2012

Philips profits drop sharply on weaker Europe

Slowdown in orders and inventory corrections hit manufacturer

From UK Jan 29, 2012

Private company to run NHS general hospital for first time

Circle, an Aim-listed company, is to take over Hinchingbrooke

From UK Jan 26, 2012

NHS chief worries about savings ‘short cuts’

Reforms need strong political leadership

Jan 26, 2012

French police arrest breast implant boss

Jean-Claude Mas arrested at his home in southern France

Jan 25, 2012

Results mixed for US healthcare companies

WellPoint hit by high costs for older customers

From PHARMACEUTICALS Jan 25, 2012

BTG revenues grow on US drug approval

Pharma group says income to be £160m-£165m for the year to March 31

Jan 24, 2012

J&J earnings hit by litigation and recalls

Healthcare group profit sinks 89% in the fourth quarter

Jan 15, 2012

Vultures circle GHG as restructuring looms

Distressed debt investors eye UK hospital group

From MANAGEMENT Jan 11, 2012

Design space: Chair for all terrains

All-surface wheelchair for developing countries

From TECHNOLOGY Jan 11, 2012

Olympus committees criticise executives

Investigator’s have afforded management little mercy for actions

From UK Jan 11, 2012

Merged hospitals fail to bring gains, says study

Data cast doubt on government policy

Jan 10, 2012

WebMD shares dive after chief resigns

US online health information company plunges by 28%

From MANAGEMENT Jan 10, 2012

Business traveller: Cabin breathing

Is recycled air really a cause of in-flight sickness?

From INDUSTRIALS Jan 10, 2012

Philips warns on fourth-quarter profits

Worsening economy in Europe weighs heavily on Dutch group

Jan 6, 2012

Akers Bioscience hit by profit warning

Manufacturer encounters delays in large US order

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The value of mentors who have been there

Lessons for business from a programme fighting Aids in Africa

Jan 4, 2012

S&N in joint venture with private equity firm

UK group to spin off biological therapies business

From LEX Jan 4, 2012

Smith & Nephew: hip to be square

The UK medical devices maker is preparing for a double-dip recession

From PHARMACEUTICALS Dec 27, 2011

Shire in warning on drug pricing

Move comes amid pressure on healthcare budgets

Dec 23, 2011

Khazanah buys 75% of Turkish hospital chain

Wealth fund begins Mideast expansion

Dec 22, 2011

Thomson Reuters suspends healthcare arm sale

Company blames challenging global economy

Dec 16, 2011

Covidien to spin off drugs business

US group to focus on medical devices

From UK Dec 14, 2011

NHS trusts face funding squeeze

Spending to rise just 0.1 per cent in real terms

From MANAGEMENT Dec 14, 2011

Charity begins at the office

Corporate links to non-profits are becoming more sophisticated

Dec 14, 2011

Southern Cross hands over last of care homes

Move follows difficulties rearranging finances

From TECHNOLOGY Dec 13, 2011

Olympus accounts deadline exposes auditors

Accountants under pressure to sign off revised statements

From UK Dec 8, 2011

Private health faces competition probe

Market criticised over lack of consumer information

From PHARMACEUTICALS Dec 8, 2011

Sinclair IS Pharma buys Kelo-cote for £16.7m

Scar gel purchase from Advanced Bio-Technologies boosts share price

Dec 8, 2011

UK private healthcare market faces investigation

OFT refers £5bn-a-year industry to competition authorities

From UK Dec 7, 2011

Lansley unveils rate-your-NHS indicators

Minister accused of piling pressure on overstretched service

From LEX Dec 5, 2011

Mediscare: bitter pill for device makers

Manufacturers should tremble when the government threatens to tighten the leash

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