LSE:SPI (Spire Healthcare Group plc)

Spire Healthcare Group PLC is an independent hospital group in the United Kingdom, with 40 private hospitals and eight clinics. It is a private provider, by volume, of knee and hip operations in the United Kingdom. The Group is a well-located and scalable hospital have delivered successful and award-winning clinical outcomes, positioning the Group well with patients, Consultants, the NHS, GPs and Private Medical Insurance providers. It treats patients through a variety of routes including PMI, Self-pay and the NHS, providing the Group with diversified access to the expected growth opportunities in the UK healthcare market, which faces significant supply challenges as a result of NHS budget constraints and increasing demand from a growing population with longer life expectancy.