Healthcare Markets Archives - LaingBuisson News

Investing in healthcare premises: unlocking neighbourhood health

Maria Davies — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 08:30:34 +0000

The NHS’s plan for 250 neighbourhood health centres hinges on private investment but, as Jennifer Lewis, real estate partner at Mills & Reeve, argues, unlocking strong investor appetite will require a more commercially viable model and a clearer route through the system. Health centres are a recession-proof investment with secure returns supported by NHS funding. […]

Rethinking the role of the independent sector in complex support

Maria Davies — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 08:30:52 +0000

Sarah Wakeling, CEO and founder of Positive Support Group, explores how specialist independent providers can help bridge the divides between health, education and social care to deliver sustainable support for people with learning disabilities and autism ‘Most of the problems we face today are not the result of single causes, but of systems that […]

Bourn Hall profits surge

Maria Davies — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 08:30:30 +0000

Fertility provider Bourn Hall more than quadrupled its bottom-line profit in 2025, boosted by double-digit revenue growth and improved margins. The Cambridge-headquartered company, which provides both self-funded and NHS-contracted fertility services, reported turnover of £15.8m for the year ended 31 December 2025 – up 14.9% on 2024. Gross profit increased 26.2% from £4.9m to £6.1m […]

Henry Elphick joins Oliver Wyman

LaingBuisson — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 08:53:41 +0000

Henry Elphick has joined Oliver Wyman as a partner in its healthcare & life sciences and private capital practices.

Oliver Wyman, which is a Marsh business, works across risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting. It has more than 7,000 employees across 70 offices worldwide.

Elphick will support the firm to build out its healthcare private capital offering, supporting clients across the investment lifecycle while contributing to the growth of its healthcare & life sciences franchise. He joins from Mansfield Advisors, where he served as executive chair, helping grow the healthcare strategy consultancy firm.

Elphick is the founder and deputy chair of the European Healthcare Investor Association and has worked in healthcare throughout his career as a lawyer at Linklaters, investment banker at Rothschild, UBS, and Jefferies, and as a strategy consultant. He was also chief executive officer of LaingBuisson. He is a non-executive chair of Compass Recruitment Solutions, a private equity-backed healthcare and life sciences search and recruitment firm.

‘We are delighted to welcome Henry Elphick to Oliver Wyman as a partner in our healthcare & life sciences and private capital practices,’ an Oliver Wyman spokesperson said. ‘His wealth of experience across the healthcare investment ecosystem, his commercial perspectives and his collaborative approach will further strengthen Oliver Wyman’s healthcare & life sciences and private capital practices as we continue to grow across Europe and increase our capabilities to serve both investors and healthcare companies in one of our fastest-growing sectors.’

Elphick added: ‘Healthcare is a fascinating sector combining structural growth and breadth of subsectors. The world is getting richer and older, healthcare spending is increasing and scientific innovation across pharma, life sciences, medical devices, software and AI are accelerating the pace of change. Advising clients across these markets requires real insight and depth of knowledge and provides an incredibly stimulating environment.’

The AI paradox: why time saved may not be time realised

Maria Davies — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 08:30:55 +0000

Ambient voice technology can save clinicians valuable time, but that does not automatically translate into greater capacity. Specialist consultant in healthcare technology Alex Fairweather argues that realising AI’s benefits requires effective workflow redesign, training and governance ‘The highest capability tool is useless in the hands of an organisation that does not know how to manage […]

Fresenius swings to £6.3m loss as costs rise

Maria Davies — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 13:22:42 +0000

Dialysis clinic operator Fresenius Medical Care Renal Services swung to a £6.3m loss in 2025 as rising costs and a £5.5m deferred tax charge outweighed double-digit revenue growth. Turnover increased 11.4% to £56.5m in the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by new clinic openings, the full-year impact of previously opened clinics and organic patient […]

Fertility in the UK: a good business but what kind of investment story?

Maria Davies — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 08:30:08 +0000

Adam Scott, senior partner, and Clarice Yau, analyst, at Mansfield Advisors examine whether the UK’s fertility sector still offers an attractive investment opportunity as the market matures, competition intensifies and the era of straightforward consolidation comes to an end For almost 15 years, the UK fertility sector has been a recurring area of interest for […]

2026 half-time analysis

Maria Davies — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 08:30:02 +0000

The first six months of the year has seen strong growth in PMI invoice volumes according to Healthcode data. It shows private healthcare has bounced back after a lower key 2025, says director of strategic partnerships and external affairs Richard Aris What a difference half a year makes. At the end of December 2025, […]

‘Another challenging year’ for Horder Healthcare

Maria Davies — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 08:30:47 +0000

Horder Healthcare reported a £9.5m deficit for 2024/25 as healthcare income declined and an £8m impairment charge contributed to a sharp increase in expenditure. The charitable hospital operator, which runs The Horder Centre in East Sussex and The McIndoe Centre in West Sussex, reported total income of £40m for the year ended 30 June 2025, […]

Why informational awareness may be the missing link in patient decision-making

Maria Davies — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 08:30:25 +0000

In the latest column from the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN), strategic projects executive Caroline Bodman explains what recent research with a representative sample of the UK population, combined with previous industry insights, shows about the private sector and how it can be used to improve patient outcomes New nationwide research by the Private […]