Women in private healthcare

In the latest column from the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN), Dr Christopher Smith-Brown, clinical advisor ‒ informatics, explores data showing that more women...

The runners and riders in the race to consolidate Europe’s dental sector

Candesic managing partner Dr Leonid Shapiro and associate Dr Marco Mazevet take a whistlestop trip around the biggest dental markets in Europe and ask...

Self-pay demand: should we be concerned?

LaingBuisson has recently published the latest edition of its Private Healthcare Self-pay market report. Author Liz Heath shares some reflections and insights about the...

Paediatric admissions to independent hospitals

Data from the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) indicates that more families than ever before are now paying for private treatment for their children....

Orthopaedic rehabilitation: an emerging market?

German-speaking countries have a thriving market for post-operative rehabilitation, but in the UK only a handful of providers have dipped their toes into what...

Counting the cost of fixing the waiting list crisis

How much would it really cost to fix the waiting list crisis in the English NHS, and to what extent might the independent sector...

Neurodiversity: the emerging market for ADHD services

Rapidly rising demand for ADHD services is far outstripping NHS capacity leading to long waits for patients. Maria Davies and LaingBuisson researchers Alex Devkota...

HM meets Nell Montgomery

Founded in 2012, Psychiatry UK is now the biggest independent provider of ADHD assessments in the UK. HM talks to newly appointed CEO Nell...

Ophthalmology: still a market to watch

Ophthalmology continues to attract huge investor interest. Candesic senior partner Marc Kitten and head of content David Farbrother have been speaking to investors and...

A weary workforce puts healthcare organisations at risk

Mounting fatigue among healthcare staff is compromising patient safety and putting healthcare organisations at risk of litigation. Dr Rob Hendry, medical director at Medical...