as lse spi industry healthcare founded 2007 headquarters london united kingdom key people garry watts chairman rob roger ceo revenue 884.8 million 2015 1 operating income 95.5 million 2015 1 net income 60.0 million 2015 1 website www.spirehealthcare.com spire healthcare plc is the second largest provider of private healthcare in the united kingdom . it is listed on the london stock exchange and is a constituent of the ftse 250 index . contents 1 history 2 operations 3 spire and the nhs 4 awards 5 references 6 external links history edit spire murrayfield hospital wirral spire healthcare was formed from the sale of bupa hospitals to cinven in 2007 2 followed by the purchase of classic hospitals and thames valley hospital in 2008 . 3 the company launched its perform at st. george s park facility in september 2012 . 4 it was the subject of an initial public offering in july 2014 . 5 operations edit spire healthcare operates a network of 38 private hospitals and ten clinics across the uk 3 as well as the perform at st. george s park facility in burton upon trent 6 and london fertility centre . 7 spire and the nhs edit spire liverpool hospital the company alleged in 2013 that a block contract agreed between blackpool teaching hospitals nhs foundation trust and the clinical commissioning groups in blackpool and fylde and wyre offered a clear incentive for gps to refer patients to the foundation trust and that this was anti competitive behaviour . the contract provided the trust with a guaranteed income regardless of the number of patients that chose to use its services . monitor conducted an investigation and decided that there was no evidence to support the claim though they did conclude that blackpool ccg s plans did not go far enough to ensure patients would be offered choice or that the right to choice would be publicised and promoted . 8 awards edit in 2008 spire healthcare won the independent healthcare award for best healthcare outcomes and followed this in 2009 with the nursing practice award for their approach to infection prevention and control . in 2010 spire won the nursing practice award for the second year in succession together with the award for excellence in risk management . spire won the innovation award in 2011 before going on to win the medical practice award in 2012 . 9 references edit a b c annual report 2015 . retrieved 15 april 2016 . private healthcare providers bmi healthcare cinven spire healthcare and circle health . the guardian . 2 february 2011 . retrieved 8 september 2014 . a b about spire healthcare . spire healthcare . retrieved 8 september 2014 . the england lab our man tries out the fa s 100m st george s park complex before rooney gerrard and company move in . daily mail . 27 september 2012 . retrieved 8 september 2014 . spire healthcare to price uk float at 210 pence a share . 17 july 2014 . retrieved 8 september 2014 . spire perform . spire healthcare . retrieved 8 september 2014 . london fertility centre . spire healthcare . retrieved 8 september 2014 . regulator rejects private hospital s complaint against ccgs . health service journal . 25 september 2014 . retrieved 24 october 2014 . awards . spire healthcare . retrieved 8 september 2014 . external links edit media related to spire healthcare at wikimedia commons official site v t e ftse 100 ftse 250 companies of the united kingdom 3i infrastructure aa aberdeen asset management aberforth smaller companies trust acacia mining aggreko aldermore group alliance trust allied minds amec foster wheeler ao world ascential ashmore group assura atkins auto trader group aveva balfour beatty bankers investment trust barr a.g. bba aviation beazley group bellway berendsen berkeley group holdings bank of georgia bh macro big yellow group b & m european retail value bodycote booker group bovis homes group brewin dolphin holdings british empire trust britvic brown n. btg plc cairn energy caledonia investments capital & counties properties card factory 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