Self pay: A personal journey
Independent consultant Richard Gregory examines how healthcare providers can tell whether they are on-point in meeting the expectations of self-pay patients
After covering customer expectation...
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...
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...
Mental health reform: ambitious and necessary change
Tim Read, director, UK and Europe healthcare advisory Marwood Group examines the potential impact of long overdue mental health reform
This is why that the publication...
Seasonal trends in cosmetic procedures
In the latest column from the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN), healthcare data analysts, Amna Talat and Josh Vaughan, and graduate healthcare data analyst...
Stretched to the limit
Independent doctors are facing increasing pressure and more challenges than ever in their bid to deliver high quality patient care in both the NHS...
Hero to (net) zero
IHPN CEO David Hare discusses the landmark pledge from independent healthcare providers to help tackle the climate emergency
If the coronavirus pandemic has taught us...
NHS insourcing: the cost-effective solution?
Insourcing business 18 Week Support now works with more than 50 NHS trusts, performing more than 100,000 procedures a year. As financial pressure and...
The state of care
Despite the headlines, the CQC’s report on the independent sector revealed there is much to be proud of but that doesn’t mean the sector...
NHS debt: a complete write-off
As the Covid-19 pandemic was reaching its peak, the government declared it was writing-off over £13bn of NHS debt. Coming during the greatest public...