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HealthInvestor sits down with Adam Thorpe, Managing Director and UK head of health at Stax, for a deep dive into the opportunities in UK independent healthcare.
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There is a widening gap between cost and capabilities in healthcare, says Penny Pinnock, business development manager at Siemens Financial Services.
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Driven by an increasingly pressured NHS, lengthy waiting lists, and difficulty accessing the services they need, more patients are exploring their private healthcare options. And that means the sector’s marketers are experiencing their own growing pressure.
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The UK may see more companies list on the stock exchange (particularly the AIM market) if possible changes to the rules are implemented.
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Henley’s SIPUT II fund has raised £85m since 2022. HealthInvestor sits down with Vicky Amlot, fund manager at Henley Investment Management, to find out more.
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As part of the plan to bust NHS backlogs and improve early diagnosis, the Government plans to expand the use of community diagnostic centres (CDCs). But what is the state of CDCs?
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Natural large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT are being used across the economy. But while they can make healthcare better, how can you use them ethically and safely? We chat to Charles Cross, co-founder of Emma AI, to find out more.
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Care England CEO Martin Green says the way in which local authorities commission care makes them “complicit with modern slavery”. Multiple sources on and off the record say tens of thousands of international care workers are stranded in the UK.
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Operating rooms could operate better with a helping hand from technology. That’s the view of Nadine Hachach-Haram, founder of Proximie, a company she describes as the “operating system for the operating room”.
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Data from IHPN, when compared with waiting list data from BMA, shows independent sector activity within the NHS has increased at a far greater rate than waiting lists have decreased. While November 2024 saw a 34% increase in private sector activity compared to December 2023, waiting lists had only decreased by 1.6% in the same period.
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The Government has confirmed funding and a ‘realistic’ timetable to put the New Hospital Programme (NHP) on track to deliver all of the proposed projects.
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The health and social care sector shows signs of recovery, but health and social care experts are unsure how this will play out in the M&A market.
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Social care experts widely see the Casey Review’s 2028 release date as a delay tactic and wonder if some businesses will even survive to see its conclusion.
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The Government has announced its plans to tackle the elective care backlog and to strengthen the partnership between the public and private sectors. Some observers have déjà vu.
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The largely untapped UK consumer healthcare market is ripe for opportunity, according to SunWave CEO Tom Zivanovic. HealthInvestor finds out more.
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