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Maria Godley named as judge for Private Healthcare Awards 2026
Maria Godley, Commercial Director of Data and R&D at Alliance Medical Group, joins the judging panel for the Private Healthcare Awards 2026, bringing over three decades of experience across clinical science, diagnostic imaging, hospital operations, and strategic healthcare leadership. A holder of an Executive MBA from UCD Smurfit School, a Masters in Biomedical Science, and a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Godley contributes a rare combination of clinical authority, operational excellence, and commercial healthcare expertise to the evaluation of entries.
The MSK Triage Initiative Report Confirms a Refined Orthopaedic Patient Pathway That Creates a Higher-Value Commercial Opportunity for Private Hospitals
The HSE MSK Triage Initiative All Sites Report confirms that over 280,000 patients have received physiotherapy-led orthopaedic triage across Ireland. For private hospitals, the reform streamlines referrals, directing complex cases towards higher-value surgical and diagnostic services.
Icon Group reopens three purpose-built cancer centres to expand regional radiotherapy access
Icon Group is reopening three former Rutherford Health cancer centres in Bedlington, Newport and Reading. Purpose-built oncology infrastructure that cost £240 million to construct is being reactivated at a fraction of build cost, with NHS radiotherapy capacity constraints providing the demand.
Doctor Care Anywhere doubles free cash flow as Ramsay partnership and Medicspot acquisition reshape its revenue mix
Doctor Care Anywhere has reported H1 2026 EBITDA up 27.1% and free cash flow doubled to £1.5 million. A 74% repeat patient rate and rising subscription revenue confirm the platform is generating clinical continuity rather than episodic access.
Healistic reaches every major UK private hospital group as e-prescribing closes its decade-long gap with the NHS
Healistic has reported 40-fold growth and now serves clinicians across all major UK private hospital groups. Private prescribing has remained fragmented while NHS electronic prescribing standardised over a decade ago, and that gap is now closing fast enough to generate platform-level adoption.
Kisunla's Irish private launch opens a first-mover window for approved centres in Alzheimer's disease-modifying therapy
Eli Lilly has launched donanemab in Ireland via private prescription. With HSE reimbursement structurally distant, private hospitals that establish approved centre status earliest will capture the only access route available to 20,000 eligible patients.
St. Vincent's Private Hospital installs Ireland's first LUMINOS Q.namix R as its €40 million Siemens Value Partnership delivers
St. Vincent's Private Hospital is first in Ireland to install the Siemens LUMINOS Q.namix R under a €40 million, 10-year Value Partnership. Its performance will determine whether managed service procurement becomes the standard model for Irish hospital imaging.
Dawn Russell announced as judge for Private Healthcare Awards 2026
Dawn Russell, CEO of Ana Liffey and a Masters graduate in Addiction Recovery from Trinity College Dublin currently pursuing a PhD in Recovery Capital, joins the judging panel for the Private Healthcare Awards 2026, bringing frontline social care leadership and academic expertise in addiction recovery and social inclusion to the evaluation process. As CEO of a multidisciplinary social inclusion service delivering person-centred care across five counties to people experiencing addiction, homelessness, and domestic violence, Russell contributes a grounded understanding of accessible, compassionate healthcare delivery to the assessment of entries.
Princess Grace Hospital adds da Vinci SP as HCA UK rolls out single-port robotic surgery network
HCA UK's second da Vinci Single Port system is a consultant allegiance play. Hospitals offering access to anatomical spaces multiport systems cannot reach will capture the complex case referrals that define premium surgical positioning.
HCA UK brings CAR T-cell therapy to Manchester as NHS access constraints open a private market for a £280,000 treatment
The Christie Private Care becoming the first independent CAR T provider outside London is a capacity story. NHS manufacturing windows and specialised centre constraints leave eligible patients without timely access, and private provision fills that gap.
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