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Autumn Budget 2024: Extra NHS funding welcomed but concern over hike in NI

The Independent Healthcare Providers Network (IHPN) has welcomed the above inflation increase in health spending announced in the Autumn Budget but warned that the...

OneWelbeck expands diagnostic capacity

Central London-based OneWelbeck has announced a major expansion of its imaging and diagnostic centre to meet growing demand. The expanded site includes a MAGNETOM Sola...

IDF says Bupa fee hike insufficient to meet rising costs of private practice

The row over fees paid to consultants by private medical insurers looks set to continue after the Independent Doctors Federation (IDF) warned Bupa’s recent...

Independent sector delivering record levels of NHS care

Independent healthcare providers continue to deliver record levels of NHS activity, according to the latest quarterly analysis from the Independent Healthcare Providers Network (IHPN). The...

Ongoing workforce challenges and dilapidating estate hampering therapeutic mental healthcare

Ongoing workforce challenges and dilapidating estates hampering therapeutic mental healthcare for adults in mental health inpatient facilities at a time of rising demand and...

Optegra calls for greater collaboration as NHS looks to bring more ophthalmology in house

Eye care specialist Optegra is calling for greater collaboration between the independent sector and NHS to ensure patients have faster access to treatment for...

Value of private healthcare market set for continued growth as demand spirals

The value of the UK private healthcare market is set for continued growth as increasing numbers of people choose to fund their treatment out-of-pocket...

Bupa pilots whole genome sequencing for customers

Bupa has become the first major private healthcare provider in the UK to pilot whole genome sequencing for selected customers, offering insights into their...

Cygnet Harrow ward opens as part of £4m upgrade

Cygnet Hospital Harrow has opened a new acute mental health ward for men, part of a £4m renovation aimed at expanding emergency mental health...

Isokinetic opens specialist sports medicine research hub in Bologna

Harley’s Street based Isokinetic Medical Group has opened a new Campus in Bologna, Italy. The sports medicine and rehabilitation specialist said the new centre...