IDF: Building teamwork
Integration might be the buzzword in the NHS but what is the independent sector doing to promote joint working across specialties and different disciplines?
As...
Unwavering support
IHPN CEO David Hare looks at how independent providers have worked alongside the NHS during the second and third Covid waves
With the majority of...
Filling the gaps to complete the picture
In the latest column from the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN), member services director Jonathan Finney looks at the completeness of the data being...
Party season
After a tumultuous year in British politics, is healthcare moving back up the agenda?
Party conferences are a useful opportunity to understand the state of...
What customers really want
In his new column on creating consumer-friendly healthcare businesses, independent consultant Richard Gregory asks why there hasn’t been more growth in self-pay?
The recently published...
Continuing Covid collaboration
IHPN director of policy David Furness looks at how the independent sector is supporting the NHS deal with Omicron
This Spring will, incredibly, mark the...
Money talks
As the NHS receives a £20bn injection for its 70th birthday, Ben Howlett asks if it is really enough to ensure future sustainability
Calls by...
Converting self pay leads and building loyalty with dedicated staff
Independent consultant Richard Gregory explains how hospitals can create dedicated customer service roles to help convert leads and build loyalty
In this month’s article I...
IHPN annual summit 2022
IHPN’s first in-person Summit since 2019 featured an impressive line-up of speakers at a time when independent healthcare could play a bigger role in...
NHS Long Term Plan: Playing the waiting game
How to make sense of the NHS’ proposals to transform waiting times
With record numbers of NHS patients currently waiting for elective care – over...