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Private Healthcare Awards 2026 reveals shortlist ahead of October ceremony
The Private Healthcare Awards 2026 has revealed its shortlist ahead of the awards gala on 2 October 2026 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Santry, naming finalists across 20 categories recognising excellence, innovation, and leadership from across Ireland's private healthcare sector. As anticipation builds toward the October ceremony, the shortlist reflects the breadth and quality of achievement across private hospitals, clinics, homecare providers, and healthcare professionals competing for national recognition.
Ireland’s National Cardiac Services Review Sets a Reform Agenda That Private Hospitals Must Position Themselves Within
Ireland’s National Review of Adult Specialist Cardiac Services, described as unique in the history of Irish cardiology, sets a three-year reform agenda for cardiovascular care. Private hospitals that align their cardiac investment with its recommendations will be positioned as system delivery partners, not bystanders.
Lilly extends LillyDirect to GPhC pharmacies to scale private healthcare Mounjaro access
One month after launch, Lilly's UK dispensing scheme removes the anomaly that excluded regulated pharmacies, the country's most trusted dispensing channel, from an anti-counterfeit infrastructure built for the world's best-selling medicine.
Irish Life dividends surpass acquisition price as Great-West Lifeco extracts €1.98 billion from €1.3 billion buy
Twelve years after buying Ireland's largest life and pensions group at distressed-cycle pricing, Great-West Lifeco has recovered its entire purchase price in dividends alone while simultaneously growing the business.
Cosmedicare purchases Livingston hospital site in seven-figure deal to fund surgical expansion
Scottish private healthcare provider Cosmedicare has purchased St Ellen's Hospital in Livingston in a seven-figure deal, securing permanent ownership and planning-approved expansion capacity. The acquisition follows a financial turnaround that returned the business to £1.5 million profit.
Doctify and PHIN integrate platforms to simplify patient feedback reporting for private hospitals
Healthcare technology platform Doctify has integrated with the Private Healthcare Information Network to streamline patient feedback reporting for private hospitals. The partnership allows providers to meet Competition and Markets Authority requirements through a single survey process at no additional cost.
Beacon Hospital opens Ireland's first private neurovascular hybrid theatre to reduce multi-stage surgery
Beacon Hospital has opened Ireland's first neurovascular hybrid theatre in a private hospital, enabling complex procedures to be completed in a single surgical session. The facility uses real-time intraoperative imaging to reduce the need for multi-stage neurosurgical operations.
Caroline Moran confirmed as judge for Private Healthcare Awards 2026
Caroline Moran, Managing Director of Hibernian Healthcare at Home, joins the judging panel for the Private Healthcare Awards 2026, bringing almost two decades of experience in home-based healthcare, clinical governance, and patient-centred care alongside a leadership record defined by healthcare innovation and advanced IT integration across Ireland's private healthcare sector. A champion of operational excellence in healthcare and safe, compassionate service delivery, Moran contributes a practitioner's understanding of the challenges facing healthcare providers in delivering transformative change within home care settings to the evaluation of entries across the awards programme.
The Ophthalmology Workforce Report 2025 to 2040 Maps a Demand Surge That Private Eye Care Providers Must Plan For Now
The HSE Ophthalmology Medical Workforce in Ireland 2025 to 2040 report maps a sharp rise in demand for eye care driven by population ageing and rising chronic eye disease. Private hospitals with ophthalmology capacity should treat this as a 15-year commercial forecast and invest accordingly.
Benenden Hospital hires KIMS rival to rebuild its commercial engine
A Kent independent hospital's first dedicated commercial director hire signals that Society-referral dependency is no longer a viable growth model for mid-sized private providers.
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