Hospitals
Public satisfaction with NHS plummets to lowest levels since 1997
While faith in the founding principles of the NHS remains, public satisfaction with the service has fallen to its lowest levels since the year Tony Blair first entered Downing Street. This is...
Read moreTriple digit percentage increase in numbers self-funding private hip and knee replacements
The number of patients paying out of their own pockets to self fund hip and knee replacements has increased by 167% and 127% respectively on pre pandemic levels. This according to figures...
Read moreBupa launches fee-controlled consultant list for all PMI products
Bupa has launched a list of consultants for all its UK private medical insurance (PMI) products that will not charge patients additional fees. The insurer said around half of the 22,000 consultants...
Read moreChancellor under fire for omitting PMI tax break
The chancellor should have used his Spring Statement address to incentivise private medical insurance to tackle record NHS wait times, according to David Middleton, chairman of the Association of Medical Insurers and...
Read moreIFS slams Sunak for linking health and social care levy with NHS spend
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has come under fire for drawing a link between money raised through National Insurance Contributions to fund the health and social care levy and expenditure on the NHS. The...
Read morePMI treatment returning quickly as half of public eye private care – research
The NHS backlog is continuing to drive people towards private healthcare and hospitals are confident about growing volumes of work from insurers, according to research from private hospitals. A study by the...
Read moreInsurers not paying consultants enough as hospital capacity crunch looms – WPA
Insurers are not paying private consultants enough and this is contributing to a potential capacity crunch as they leave the market, WPA has said. The insurer emphasised that hospital capacity was generally...
Read morePrivate health industry warned against greenwashing as net zero targets set
The private healthcare industry has been warned that it must avoid greenwashing as it becomes more aware of carbon reduction targets and the need to become more environmentally responsible. Law firm Hill...
Read moreCircle Health sponsors 500 work visas for Ukrainian refugees
Circle Health has committed to sponsoring up to 500 work visas for Ukrainian refugees across its 54 sites in the UK. The private hospital group, which employs around 10,000 staff, announced the...
Read morePrivate patient numbers up 21% as first serious injury data published
The Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) has added data about serious injuries caused during treatment at private hospitals to its regularly published statistics. Figures from PHIN also showed that 156,000 more patients...
Read moreHAVE YOU READ?
MOST POPULAR
-
Bupa Global signs deal with Doha Insurance Group to provide IPMI in Qatar
-
Health & Protection unveils first UK provider Service Ratings
-
Could FCA pure protection market review ban commissions entirely? – analysis
-
NI hike forces employers to drop income protection for PMI – advisers
-
Protection Forum: Value added benefits can give £50,000 in value and are key to client retention – Toms
