Guidelines on the Use of Instant Messaging Apps in Healthcare Issued by UK’s National Health Service

The United Kingdom’s state run National Health Service has issued updates on the guidelines for their staff on the usage of instant messaging apps and programs by certified clinicians that are to be followed in settings for acute care, to maintain established privacy policies in regards to patient data. With the NHS recognizing the need …

AHEL to Diversify Its Pharmacy Business

AHEL (Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd) has planned to restructure its business exercise by divesting its pharmacy business by forming it as a separate entity and naming it as APL (Apollo Pharmacies Ltd). The newly formed company will turn out to be a completely owned subsidiary of AMPL (Apollo Medicals Pvt Ltd). Apollo management has mentioned …

£3.5Bn Boost of Annual Funding Expected for Community Healthcare in the UK

The Government of England has announced that community and primary healthcare in England is going to benefit from a real-terms increase of £3.5 Billion per year by 2023/24. Theresa May Reveals Plans for Boost to Reduce Pressure on Hospitals Prime Minister Theresa May announced that the plan for the NHS, for long-term improvement, which is …

InCred to Raise INR 300 Crore from its Private Equity Investors and Founder with a Focus on Business Diversification

A digital lending start-up based in Mumbai, InCred has successfully raised a funding round of INR 300 crore ($41.9 million) from the company’s private equity investors including Siddharth Parekh’s Paragon Partners and the private founder, Mr. Bhupinder Singh. The company’s major focus is on the four lending verticals including small and medium enterprises, affordable housing, …

$12.5 million Capital Raised by Medical Device Manufacturer, NICO Corporation

NICO Corporation, a leader in modern interventional technologies and a medical device provider in Indianapolis has announced that it has completed a capital raise of $12.5 million of Series B. As stated by the company, the funding is raised among present shareholders which would provide resources for their lined-up priority activities including commercialization, new product …