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Microsoft launches its AI scribe in the UK

Microsoft is releasing its AI scribe for clinicians, Dragon Copilot, in the UK on Thursday September 4. In a demo with HBI, Dr Simon Wallace, Chief Clinical Information Officer at Microsoft, explained why he believes the product has an edge over the numerous competitors in this space and a good shot at becoming the dominant supplier to the NHS.
September 4, 2025

UK CMA investigating Assura/PHP merger

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating the proposed merger between Assura and Primary Healthcare Properties (PHP), two listed UK REITs focused on primary care assets. 
July 10, 2025

Assura switches to favouring PHP merger over KKR buy-out

UK healthcare real estate investor Assura has changed its mind between the two suitors vying to acquire it. The REIT’s board is now recommending its shareholders accept a sweetened £1.79 billion (~€2.1 billion) offer from Primary Healthcare Properties (PHP), its main competitor as the only other UK healthcare REIT focused on primary care assets. This comes just two weeks after it said it was accepting a ‘final’ £1.7 billion (~€2 billion) cash offer from US PE firms KKR and Stonepeak.
June 26, 2025

Assura once again rejects PHP in favour of ‘final’ KKR/Stonepeak £1.7bn cash offer

Listed UK healthcare REIT Assura has made a decision between the two parties vying to acquire it: the REIT’s board has agreed to a ‘best and final’ increased cash offer from US PE firms KKR and Stonepeak, which it says it intends to unanimously recommend to shareholders. Primary Healthcare Properties (PHP), Assura's main competitor as the only other UK REIT with a significant primary care portfolio, has responded by sweetening its offer and urging the board to reconsider.
June 12, 2025

PHP attempts to outbid KKR for Assura

Primary Healthcare Properties (PHP), a listed UK REIT focused on the primary care sector, has upped its bid for Assura, its main competitor as the only other REIT with a significant portfolio of UK GP practices. US PE firms KKR and Stonepeak have meanwhile reiterated their joint offer for Assura, saying PHP’s would be more risky. Assura has delayed its planned shareholder vote on the KKR/Stonepeak offer to properly consider the new PHP offer.
May 22, 2025

NHS app becomes default route for GP registration

UK NHS patients can now instantly register with a GP on the NHS APP, and will soon be able to view and manage hospital appointments, and select from a greater number of providers, including independent sector providers, and receive test results straight through the app.
April 24, 2025
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