Hospitals
Retained EU Law Bill means UK health data rules set to change – Stancliffe
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...
Read moreOne in eight go private due to lengthening NHS wait times – ONS
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...
Read morePrivate patient data to be shared with NHS for monitoring care quality
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...
Read morePrivate healthcare not ‘efficient’ or ‘sustainable’ way to manage NHS wait times
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...
Read moreAusterity drove dentists private but GPs unlikely to follow – Laing
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...
Read morePHIN adds CMA duo to board of directors
The Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) has appointed Claire Whyley and Keith Richards members of its independent board of directors. The pair were nominated by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) alongside...
Read moreNHS waiting list hits 7.2 million as Tories warned over ‘unacceptable’ delays
The Conservative government has been warned there are no quick fix solutions to unacceptable NHS and accident and emergency wait times as the health service is facing the toughest pressures on record....
Read morePMI treatment plateauing below pre-pandemic levels – PHIN
The number of people receiving treatment through private medical insurance (PMI) dipped in the second quarter of this year and appears to have plateaued notably below pre-pandemic levels. According to latest figures...
Read moreGovernment will ‘turbocharge’ private hospital use as taskforce appointed to cut NHS backlogs
The government is planning to “turbocharge” its use of private hospitals and healthcare to cut the NHS patient backlog which has hit more than seven million people. The Department of Health (DoH)...
Read moreHealthcare providers positive about PMI market prospects – IHPN
The majority of independent healthcare providers are positive about the private medical insurance (PMI) market’s prospects for the coming year. Findings from the Independent Healthcare Providers Network’s (IHPN) Industry Barometer 2022 revealed...
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