Budget 2026 halves the tax-relief limit for selling a clinic
Owners who sell after 5 April 2027 could pay up to £30,000 more each. Plus: a 3.9% minimum wage rise, and why most clinics miss out on the business rates cut.
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Software Circle buys private clinic software firm Midexpro for up to £4.5m
The Swindon firm's practice management software is used by nearly 800 private medical practices. What clinics using it should check.
AcquisitionFertility
TFP Fertility buys Manchester Fertility Group, one of the UK's oldest clinics
The US-backed group adds a 40-year-old Cheadle clinic with its own laboratory and five brands. The price was not disclosed.
OpeningPrivate GP
Get A Drip founder to open £1.5m preventive health clinic in London
Ohas will open in Westbourne Grove in January 2027, with a £295 health scan that includes a 54-marker blood test and a liver scan.
Analysis: who gains, and who has to adapt, under England's draft cosmetics rules
Prescriber-led clinics stand to gain, salons may need partners or buyers, and independent prescribing becomes more valuable. What the draft rules could mean for the sector.
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