The truth is out there
Transparency is the key to ensuring public trust in outsourced services, says Public Policy Projects director Ben Howlett
This month has been quite unusual in...
A new dawn for patient safety
The independent sector and the NHS are beginning to align on safety standards as the NHS publishes its strategy for the future
The NHS is...
A plan for recovery
Published on Christmas Eve, there was little in the way of festive cheer in the latest NHS Planning Guidance as Tim Read, managing director...
Changing the face of the NHS landscape
IHPN CEO David Hare looks at what the Health and Care Bill will mean for the independent healthcare sector
With the biggest global pandemic in...
Waiting patiently
Independent consultant Richard Gregory looks at cultural blocks to growing self pay and what it is that prevents hospitals from treating patients as customers
The...
Make or break for self-pay
Independent consultant Richard Gregory concludes his series on maximising self-pay with a look back over the past 12 months and an eye on future...
The changing healthcare regulation landscape
IHPN CEO David Hare reports from the first joint patient safety conference held by the independent sector in conjunction with the CQC
The healthcare world is...
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...
Taken to task
The government has finally published its long-awaited report from the Elective Recovery Taskforce, setting out plans to use the independent sector more widely and...
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...