Hospitals

Over the last year Health & Protection analysed every corner of the individual and workplace health and protection markets. Here is all the in-depth detail examining how the industry evolved over the...

It's easy to forget that 2022 was supposed to be the calm after the storm - still waters following the Covid crisis. But it never materialised - 2022 has been a tale...

Official data has shown the UK was worse at supressing the Covid-19 pandemic than similar Western Europe countries, prompting calls for the government to focus efforts on disease prevention to reduce pressure...

The NHS needs proper collaboration with the independent sector to create innovative solutions to prevent patients from developing long term health conditions. This is according to Jayne Thorpe, deputy director of transformation...

Spire Healthcare Group is aiming to meet "significant" growth in demand for face-to-face GP appointments through its £12m acquisition of The Doctors Clinic Group. The Doctors Clinic Group provides occupational health services...

It is likely general data protection regulation (GDPR) based on EU law will no longer apply in its current form - meaning the legal framework for processing health data and personal data...

Around one in eight adults surveyed by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have paid for private medical care because waits for NHS treatment were too long. While official data shows wait...

Private hospitals and clincs should routinely share information with the NHS to improve patient outcomes and care quality, a report from the Acute Data Alignment Programme (ADAPT) has recommended. The programme is...

The private healthcare sector is a useful way of dealing with NHS backlogs but may not be an "efficient" or "sustainable" way of managing wait times and highlights a lack of investment...

Austerity policies and cutting NHS fees drove dentists to taking on much more private work but GPs are unlikely to follow this path, according to Laing Buisson director William Laing. Speaking at...