Giving a voice to independent healthcare
IHPN is the only membership network for independent healthcare providers across the UK, and we deliver a wide range of services and support to our members.
IHPN plays a leading role by bringing all types of independent healthcare providers together, supporting them to deliver great care to patients, and enabling them to make a positive contribution to UK healthcare. Our vision is a thriving independent healthcare sector delivering great care to NHS and private patients.
New research shows “going private” is becoming the new normal
Read the results of IHPN’s Going Private 2024 which looks at public attitudes to private healthcare
New analysis shows patients can cut months off wait for NHS treatment
New IHPN analysis shows how NHS patients can cut months off their wait for NHS treatment
Independent sector leader receives Outstanding Service to Nursing Award from NHS
We are delighted to announce that IHPN’s Director of Regulation Dawn Hodgkins has been awarded with an NHS Silver Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) award for Outstanding Service to Nursing
New data shows increasing role for independent sector providers in NHS recovery
IHPN’s latest data shows the independent health sector are playing a growing role in the NHS recovery
Building an NHS fit for the future: delivering the mission
IHPN sets out four key ways that the Government can meet its manifesto commitment to maximise the capacity and capability of independent sector providers to improve NHS patients’ access to care
Sector quality and safety at new high says report
New research shows that more independent hospitals are rated as “good” or “outstanding” than ever before, despite the challenges posed by the pandemic and the subsequent period of health system recovery.
IHPN wins ‘Media Campaign of the Year’ at Trade Association Forum Awards
IHPN won ‘Media Campaign of the Year’ for work on the organisation’s groundbreaking ‘Going Private’ research into people’s views, opinions, and usage of private healthcare.