Key points Self pay numbers appear to have peaked and be on the decline. Experts warn against paying the private…
Health secretary Sajid Javid’s decision last week to force through another ‘surge capacity’ deal with independent providers, to protect the…
Research that shows better outcomes for private hospitals is missing the key depth to be definitive. The data shows that…
After New Labour’s third and final election victory in 2005, a new Health Secretary, Patricia Hewitt, lost no time in…
NHS waiting lists have soared to record levels, reaching almost 5 million, while waiting times also continue to increase, with…
Spire Healthcare has stated that it is “cautiously optimistic” that trading and profits will bounce back to 2019 levels after…
John Lister comments – Claims by Matt Hancock, Simon Stevens and other senior figures from NHS England that the private…
England’s acute hospitals have lost over 5,600 front line beds – an overall reduction of more than one in twenty…
The extent to which NHS England now sees the future in a permanent alliance with private hospital chains was underlined…