Hospitals

Patients in England could cut months off their wait for care by acting on their right to choose a different provider for their NHS treatment. A joint report from the Independent Healthcare...

Private healthcare market activity has returned to pre-pandemic levels amid a surge in demand for self pay treatment. Data from the Private Health Information Network (PHIN) showed there were 198,000 private patient...

The number of people waiting to start NHS treatment in England has hit 6.6 million - rising by another 100,000 in a single month, according to official data. The latest data shows...

The Benenden Hospital Trust has seen income from private medical insurance (PMI) increase 201% year-on-year, according to its 2021 annual report. Self-pay revenue also doubled however there were notable issues in recruiting...

Aetna International failed to fully meet the requirements of the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) private healthcare market investigation order for almost seven years. The insurer did not inform its customers data...

Cardo Health has partnered with MIT Media Lab social impact spinoff Prosperia to bring digital healthcare to Mexico. Prosperia has developed an integrated AI-based solution to massify early detection and treatment of...

While driving down NHS waiting lists and alleviating the cost of living crisis feature among the key priorities advisers say the new chancellor and health secretary need to focus on, one director...

Dr Ian Gargan is to take over as chief executive officer of the Private Healthcare Information Network from September. A medical doctor and qualified psychologist who has worked in both the public...

Spire Healthcare has signed a four year agreement with Bupa to provide services to their UK health insurance customers. The deal runs until to March 2026, with agreed pricing including inflationary mechanisms...

New technologies developed to produce Covid vaccines could lead to a cure for heart attacks and a vaccine which offers lifetime protection from HIV, according to a report from Allianz on how...