Practice Plus Group
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Formerly | Care UK |
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| Industry | Healthcare |
| Founded 📆 | 2019 |
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Area served 🗺️ | England |
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| Parent | Narayana Health |
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Practice Plus Group (PPG) is a healthcare company based in Reading, Berkshire, England. It is the fourth-largest private provider of hospitals services to the National Health Service[1] and the biggest provider of healthcare to people in contact with the criminal justice system.[2]
History
Practice Plus Group was founded as Care UK in 1982 and rebranded in 2020.[citation needed] In November 2023, the company won LaingBuisson's 'Hospital Group of the Year' award.[3] It
In November 2025, PPG was acquired from Bridgepoint Group by Narayana Health for £188.78 million.[4]
Jim Easton was replaced after 13 years as Chief Executive of the Integrated Urgent Care and Health in Justice divisions in 2026 by David Beresford whointerim chief operating officer at Nuffield Health.[5]
The companies legal chief, Lee Gage, is leading the implementation of artificial intelligence in the company.[6]
Facilities
Private hospitals
Practice Plus Group offers private patient treatment at its hospitals.[7] Its website advertises prices of up to 30% less than other private hospitals. They specialise in hip, knee and cataract surgery.
Their secondary care service operates six hospitals, three surgical centres, two musculoskeletal services, two Urgent Treatment Centres (providing walk-in access for the assessment and treatment of injury and illness on a no-appointment basis, or to patients referred via the NHS 111 service) and delivers ophthalmology services throughout England. The hospitals and surgical centres cover a range of specialties,[8] including orthopaedics, endoscopy, ophthalmology, urology, gynaecology, oral and general surgery. Most centres also offer diagnostic imaging, such as X-rays and MRI, CT and ultrasound scans. In April 2026 it opened a new magnetic resonance imaging suite at its Birmingham hospital.[9]
Practice Plus Group's Integrated Urgent Care division brings together NHS 111 call centres, clinical assessment, out-of-hours service and other urgent care services. [10]
Prisons
The company is commissioned by NHS England to provide healthcare in a number of prisons and immigration removal centres. Services range from reception health checks on arrival and regular GP services, to help with substance misuse, mental health, chronic or long-term conditions, podiatry, physiotherapy and optometry.[11]
In November 2023, it was reported that a prison doctor employed by Practice Plus Group refused to prescribe Sarah Jane Baker oestrogen, saying they would only prescribe testosterone, which the Free Sarah Jane Baker campaign said "amounts to a medical detransition". A company spokesperson said they were "fully committed to providing appropriate care for trans patients".[12][13]
Regulation
Practice Plus is regulated by the Care Quality Commission.[14]
See also
References
- ↑ "India's Narayana Health acquires Practice Plus Group Hospitals for £183m". Pharmacy Business. 6 November 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
- ↑ "Practice Plus relocates to Joseph's Well". Place Yorkshire. 7 November 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
- ↑ "Accolade for low-cost private care provider". www.independent-practitioner-today.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
- ↑ "Narayana Health buys UK's Practice Plus for £189 mn". BusinessLine. 2025-10-31. Retrieved 2025-11-10.
- ↑ "Easton steps down as executive chair of Practice Plus Group divisions". LaingBuisson. 29 June 2026. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
- ↑ "We want the team to find more creative uses of AI: Practice Plus GC Lee Gage". The Global Legal Post. 26 June 2026. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
- ↑ "Private and NHS care options". Practice Plus Group. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- ↑ "Procedures Archive". Practice Plus Group. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- ↑ "UK hospital boosts diagnostic capacity with new MRI suite". International Travel & Health Insurance Journal. 7 April 2026. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
- ↑ "Integrated Urgent Care". Practice Plus Group. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- ↑ "Health In Justice". Practice Plus Group. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
- ↑ Owen, Greg (2023-11-13). "Trans inmate forced to detransition as prison doctors try to inject her with testosterone". LGBTQ Nation. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
- ↑ Hansford, Amelia. "Sarah Jane Baker prison treatment 'amounts to medical detransition'". The Pink News (12 November 2023). Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ↑ "Our quality". Practice Plus Group. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
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