Moving the MPAF with the times
IHPN CEO David Hare talks about the rationale behind the updated Medical Practitioners Assurance Framework and the key changes for practitioners and providers
2019 seems...
Coronavirus and the new world order
Tim Read, director, UK and Europe Advisory Services at Marwood Group, looks at the unprecedented events of the last two weeks and asks whether...
The big picture
In the latest column from the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN), analytics manager Pooja Rupalia-Seyani shares detailed national and regional data to provide insight...
NHS long term plan: what’s the verdict?
Welcome signals for inclusion in NHS Long Term Plan but more work needed on developing genuine partnership
In a rare break from Brexit headlines, for...
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...
Welcome to the family
The Elective Recovery Plan has been beset by Omicron and the machinations of Whitehall, but finally published, it heralds a ‘quiet revolution’ in the...
100 Not Out
As the Independent Healthcare Providers Network (IHPN) celebrates its 100th member joining, chief executive David Hare reflects on the growth and maturity of the...
A budget for healthy growth?
As a former Health Secretary and Health Select Committee chair, the Chancellor might have disappointed on cash injections and workforce planning for the NHS,...
A year of Covid
IHPN CEO David Hare looks back at the last 12 months of the pandemic and what it means for the independent healthcare sector
The last...
Equal pay across the NHS – the impact
The announcement of pay rises of up to 29% for NHS staff has been broadly welcomed but the way funding is being allocated risks...