Choice information
Almost a decade after NHS patients were first granted free choice of all hospitals, patient awareness of the right to choose remains stubbornly stuck...
STPs – Next steps on the NHS estate
Trowers and Hamlins Hilary Blackwell and Kyle Holling look at the options for transforming NHS estate
The NHS Five Year Forward View set out some key...
Before the storm
The latest research by LaingBuisson indicates that demand for private medical cover has returned to stasis but given the negative headwinds of rising IPT...
HM Meets…Alex Perry
There is nothing like a common enemy to bring together warring factions. The government's stance on IPT is fast making it the scourge of...
Body and mind: should insurers cover both?
Providers of Private Medical Insurance are divided as to how and whether they should cover mental health conditions but some providers are ahead of...
Believe in unicorns
A long-time favourite of horror and sci-fi, AI was once consigned to annals of Tomorrow’s World - along with holographic TV and floating bicycles...
The growing importance of self-pay
Self-pay is enjoying a resurgence, with hospital providers reporting double digit growth in the numbers of patients funding their own treatment. Now AIHO is...
Exclusive: David Hare discusses the offer of extra capacity for the NHS
NHSPN chief executive David Hare explains how the independent sector is working to ensure the NHS avoids a winter of discontent
Demand pressures across the...
Healthcare VAT not a level playing field
NHS trusts and private sector hospital providers are treated very differently when it comes to the application of VAT. Tim Nye, Partner at Trowers...
Power to the people
Putting people before profit is one of the commandments for businesses operating in the healthcare sector says Octopus Healthcare CEO Mike Adams. MedicX Fund’s...
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