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London, England
Joined September 2012
From outpatient and diagnostics to surgery, the self-pay market is transforming UK private healthcare. What’s driving growth and who’s benefiting? Find out in LaingBuisson’s Private Healthcare Self-Pay UK Market Report 7ed: eu1.hubs.ly/H0wyDqN0
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Healthcare News: MPs call for greater private sector role in NHS obesity treatment. MPs have called for greater use of independent digital providers to deliver NHS weight-loss drugs and a doubling of publicly funded bariatric surgery as part... #healthcare ow.ly/W5yq106H7h9
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Thank you for an inspiring day at #WomensHealthFemTech26! Huge thank you to our event partner Mills & Reeve, Executive Partner Healistic, and Executive & Drinks Partner Pharmacierge, along with all our speakers and attendees. #WomensHealth #FemTech
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Demand for women’s health services is growing, but is funding keeping up? MUTU System, Mills & Reeve, Alvarez & Marsal, WPA and Phoenix Equity Partners discuss sustainable funding and improving access to care. #WomensHealth #FemTech
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Nearly 4 million UK women aged 45–55 are employed, yet inactivity remains high among women over 50. Dr Jane Benjamin of HCA Primary Care highlights the impact of gynaecological waiting lists and access to care. #WomensHealth
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SEEN, Candesic, MOR Advisory, 28X, Jack Fertility and Hesta Health discuss how innovation and investment can turn new technologies into better care. #WomensHealth #FemTech #HealthTech
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Healthcare News: Vita Health Group profits fall 34% despite revenue growth. Spire Healthcare-owned Vita Health Group booked a 6.9% increase in annual revenue to £114.3m in FY25, but higher costs and weaker corporate trading pushed operating... #healthcare ow.ly/nPIA106GYur
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MSI UK, Mills & Reeve, Modality Community Gynaecology Service, Healistic and London Gynaecology discuss accessible care and the challenges of developing specialist services. #WomensHealth #FemTech
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Better data means better care. @MenopauseMandate, @MillsReeve, Amilis and Wellbeing of Women explore how stronger evidence can improve women’s health outcomes. #WomensHealth #FemTech
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Nathalie Alpi from @PHIN highlights how reproductive health remains a key focus for women aged 30–59, while demand for oncology and other specialist services is growing. For women over 60, demand increasingly shifts towards age-related conditions. #WomensHealth #FemTech
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Danielle Henry from the Independent Healthcare Providers Network @IHPN highlights the sector’s contribution of £24 billion in gross value added to the UK economy and the importance of responding to changing patient needs. #WomensHealth #FemTech #Healthcare
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Paulina Szklarek (@Mooncup), Nina van Schaick (@Peripear), Sophie Burton-Jones (@MillsReeve) and Anna O’Sullivan (@CensHERship) discuss algorithmic bias, content restrictions and the impact on women’s health businesses. #WomensHealth #FemTech
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Healthcare News: HMT income rises 16% but NHS restrictions hit St Hugh’s Hospital. The Healthcare Management Trust (HMT), which operates St Hugh’s Hospital in Grimsby and Sancta Maria Hospital in Swansea, has reported a 15.6% increase in... #healthcare ow.ly/6MJp106GTIm
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Tomorrow, the Women's Health and FemTech Conference 2026 begins.  We're looking forward to welcoming the leaders looking to help bridge the gender health inequality gap.  Register now: eu1.hubs.ly/H0x3ZDQ0
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Healthcare News: PHP agrees hospital JV with Singaporean sovereign wealth fund. Primary Health Properties (PHP) has agreed to enter into a strategic joint venture with Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC to invest in private hospital... #healthcare ow.ly/3YFf106GO0F
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🚨 In TWO DAYS, leaders from UK independent healthcare, technology, investment and insurance will come together to share ideas, make new connections and discuss how we can bridge the health inequality gap.  Register now: eu1.hubs.ly/H0x3Yq50
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⏰ In just THREE DAYS, healthcare leaders, innovators, investors and FemTech pioneers will come together to share insights, challenge thinking and explore what's next for women's healthcare.  Register for the Women’s Health & FemTech Conference now: eu1.hubs.ly/H0x3YX00
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Marina Gerner, author of The Vagina Business, joins Charlotte Lewis of @MillsandReeve to discuss her research with more than 100 entrepreneurs, investors and what it reveals about innovation in women’s health. Register now: eu1.hubs.ly/H0z1YVk0 #WomensHealth #FemTech
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MUTU System, Mills and Reeve, Alvarez & Marshal, WPA and Phoenix Equity Partners look at investment, insurance, self-pay and sustainable models for growth. Register now: eu1.hubs.ly/H0z1Xtk0 #WomensHealth
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