About Circle Health Group

Founded in 2004, Circle Health Group has grown through key acquisitions including Nations Healthcare and BMI Healthcare to become the UK's leading independent hospital group. Named Private Hospital Group of the Year in 2022, with 90% of UK adults living within 90 minutes of one of our facilities. We operate across the UK and internationally, delivering exceptional patient care.

£1.3bn+ revenue. 54 hospitals across the UK. 2,000+ beds. 150+ operating theatres. 6,500+ specialist consultants. Approximately 10,000 employees. 2.5 million patient visits per year. 60+ medical specialties. 500+ treatments and procedures available.

Our operational values guide everything we do: Selfless & compassionate — putting patients at the heart of every decision. Collaborative & committed — working together to deliver the best outcomes. Agile & brave — embracing innovation and change. Tenacious & creative — finding new ways to improve care delivery.

People: Internal talent acquisition, growing our consultant pool, and investing in leadership development programmes. Infrastructure: Significant capital investments, modular theatres, mobile MRI and CT scanning units. Technology & Innovation: Enhanced digital platforms, insurance interface portals, and one of the UK's largest online healthcare booking systems. Quality: Strengthened governance and assurance frameworks across all hospitals.

96.9% of patients rated their overall experience as good or very good. 97.9% would recommend their consultant. 95.8% rated their nursing care experience as excellent or very good. Based on 86,772 patient questionnaires collected from January to December 2025.

Our core principles define who we are: Patients first — every decision starts with what is best for the patient. Believe in our people — we invest in, develop and empower our teams. 'Good enough' never is — we continually strive to improve. Open-minded & innovative — we welcome new ideas and better ways of working.

The Circle Operating System (COS) is our decentralised decision-making methodology. It empowers local hospital teams to make decisions closest to the patient, while maintaining consistent standards across the group. COS ensures accountability, transparency and continuous improvement at every level of the organisation.

Circle Health Group maintains comprehensive corporate governance policies including: Modern Slavery Statement, Quality Account 2024/2025, Safeguarding Statement, Gender Pay Gap Reports (2023, 2024, 2025), Subject Access Request procedures, Tax Strategy, Carbon Reduction Plan, and Patient Safety Incident Response Plan.

We work closely with over 6,500 specialist consultants and GPs across the UK, providing them with state-of-the-art facilities, dedicated support teams, and access to the latest medical technology to deliver outstanding patient care.

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