Tag: Mental Health

Vitality Health is launching a comprehensive mental health proposition for children and young people in the UK. The proposition targets dependents aged five to 18 as the insurer seeks to capitalise on shifting demographic demands and rising clinical needs. It is a busy time for the sector, with Vitality reporting that mental health claim rates surged by 119 percent between…

Mental health, addiction rehabilitation, and adult social care services provider Priory Group is set to open its first nurse-led community mental health service. According to Priory, Melton Place in Leicestershire will provide support to adults with complex and enduring mental health need. The service will offer a non-hospital setting for people who no longer require inpatient care but are not…

UK–listed digital mental-health specialist Kooth, best known for its youth platform Soluna, has agreed to acquire US start-up Kismet Health adding a purpose-built teletherapy solution for children aged 5-12 and expanding its addressable market across American Medicaid and school-funded programs. The deal underscores investors’ growing appetite for scalable, tech-enabled behavioural health models that can penetrate underserved geographies and younger cohorts.…

Joe O’Connor is assuming the role of CEO at Elysium Healthcare effective January 2026, bringing extensive healthcare leadership experience Ramsay Health Care’s UK mental health subsidiary. He will join Ramsay’s Group Executive Leadership Team, and brings more than two decades of leadership experience across health, social care and professional services, including as CEO of Four Seasons Health Care Group and…