Key points Self pay numbers appear to have peaked and be on the decline. Experts warn against paying the private…
A renewed focus on and an increase in funding for public health services is badly needed if the current decline…
As a new year of cash restraints takes shape, John Lister reviews the most recent board papers from a third…
A continuing barrage of misinformation on the supposed boom in private medical treatment as a result of the soaring NHS…
Centene, a major US health insurer, has just agreed to sell off its largest British acquisition, Circle Healthcare, which owned…
A barrage of publicity surrounded the publication last week of the long-awaited report of Rishi Sunak’s 17-strong “taskforce” on elective…
The takeover of healthcare services by private equity funds is associated with a worse quality of care and higher costs,…
The NHS has seen a wave of strike action in 2022/23 – nurses, junior doctors, and most recently in July…
The publication of the first-ever NHS long-term workforce plan in June 2023 received a mixed reception. There was relief that…