Stay Informed on Corporate Sustainability

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

The Avoca Clinic has been named the winner of the Overall Excellence Award at the Private Healthcare Awards 2025, held on 17 October 2025 at The Crowne Plaza Hotel, Santry, Dublin.

Author: THIIS Magazine

Beechfield Healthcare strengthens its position in Ireland’s assistive technology market through an exclusive partnership with SENcastle. The collaboration brings modular, mobile sensory environments to healthcare, education, and therapy settings.

Author: Investors in Healthcare

Amethyst Healthcare has entered the Portuguese market with its acquisition of radiotherapy provider Júlio Teixeira. The move expands its cancer care network, boosts patient capacity, and strengthens its radiotherapy-focused treatment model across Europe.

Author: Investors in Healthcare

Oakley Capital, through its Tiger platform, has acquired ONHC, a leading Italian private healthcare insurance provider. The investment will drive ONHC’s growth through market consolidation, expanded services, and strategic development across Southern Europe.

Author: Irish Independent

Rising demand for skin health services is reshaping Ireland’s private care sector. In Wicklow, therapist Charlotte Collingwood has opened Charlotte Elizabeth Face and Body, offering advanced lymphatic drainage and integrated skin treatments for both aesthetic and therapeutic needs.

Author: Pharmacy In Focus

Community pharmacies in Northern Ireland face financial and workforce pressures. The National Pharmacy Association’s Future Pharmacy Network supports independent pharmacies in diversifying, innovating, and building sustainable growth in a changing healthcare landscape.

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

Dr Ann Hogan, retired Principal Medical Officer, joins the judging panel of the Private Healthcare Awards 2025, bringing with her a distinguished career that spans clinical practice, community health, and medical governance.

Author: Jed Nykolle Harme

Private healthcare is undergoing a quiet transformation, driven by ambition to widen access while upholding the highest standards of care. This edition highlights how strategic growth and visionary leadership are shaping a more connected and compassionate healthcare ecosystem. In Kingsbridge expands reach with Newry Private Clinic acquisition, expansion reflects more than scale—it signals a commitment to patient-centred excellence across regions. By integrating expertise and resources, Kingsbridge is strengthening continuity of care within an increasingly complex system. Community wellbeing takes precedence in Emerald City Health expands mental health services in Longview, where investment in mental health infrastructure demonstrates how accessibility and empathy can coexist with operational growth. Finally, Dr Ann Hogan brings a lifetime of healthcare leadership to the Private Healthcare Awards 2025 captures the human dimension of progress, leadership grounded in service, collaboration, and vision. These stories illustrate a sector redefining excellence through inclusion, innovation, and enduring commitment to better health outcomes.

Author: Dev Discourse

The UK government will not introduce a sales tax on private healthcare services ahead of the November budget. Despite a looming fiscal gap, ministers confirm VAT, national insurance, and income tax rates will remain unchanged, maintaining stability for private healthcare providers.

Author: The Daily News

Emerald City Health is expanding mental health and substance use services in Longview with two new facilities, fully funded by Medicaid. The developments aim to reduce hospital congestion, streamline care, and provide comprehensive local options for patients with chronic behavioural health needs.