Believe in unicorns

A long-time favourite of horror and sci-fi, AI was once consigned to annals of Tomorrow’s World - along with holographic TV and floating bicycles...

The growing importance of self-pay

Self-pay is enjoying a resurgence, with hospital providers reporting double digit growth in the numbers of patients funding their own treatment. Now AIHO is...

Exclusive: David Hare discusses the offer of extra capacity for the NHS

NHSPN chief executive David Hare explains how the independent sector is working to ensure the NHS avoids a winter of discontent Demand pressures across the...

Healthcare VAT not a level playing field

NHS trusts and private sector hospital providers are treated very differently when it comes to the application of VAT. Tim Nye, Partner at Trowers...

Power to the people

Putting people before profit is one of the commandments for businesses operating in the healthcare sector says Octopus Healthcare CEO Mike Adams. MedicX Fund’s...

Overseas potential

While some central London hospitals have been reporting a slowdown in their income from international patients, NHS PPUs have seen significant growth. Ann McGauran...

Is London losing out?

Ted Townsend, author of LaingBuisson’s Private Acute Healthcare in central London publication, reports on the Independent Doctors Federation’s inaugural London Healthcare Conference where one...

What’s in a name?

As Harley Street’s international patient market faces increasing competition from old rivals and new challengers, The Howard de Walden Estate has embarked on a strategy...

Changing times

London’s lucrative international private patient market is coming under pressure as the gulf states seek to contain the cost of medical tourism in the...

HM meets… Philip Luce

Think about the London international patient market and The Cromwell Hospital is probably the first name that springs to mind. Maria Davies talks to...