New data shows massive drop in private patient activity during Covid-19 surge

Episodes of privately funded healthcare were down an estimated 84% year-on-year at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, new data from the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) has revealed. Fewer than 10,000 episodes of privately funded care took place in April 2020 compared to more than 65,000 in January as the vast majority of private…