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Half of 35-44yrs expecting to use private healthcare in the coming year, new research shows

15/08/2025

Private healthcare is increasingly being seen as “essential” for younger working-age people, new research has found, with half of 35–44 year olds expecting to pay for treatment in the coming year.

IHPN responds to small rise in NHS waiting lists

14/08/2025

IHPN will continue to work with the NHS and Government to ensure the principles contained in the recent NHS and independent sector partnership agreement launched by the Prime Minister are fully embedded – enabling patients to have a greater choice over their care so they can get the treatment they need, when they need it

IHPN responds to NHS performance figures

10/07/2025

It is clearly welcome news that NHS waiting lists fell again in May, and it will be vital that this improvement is sustained if the system is to achieve the 1 million+ annual reductions that NHS England has said is required to meet the 18-week target once again by the end of this Parliament.

IHPN responds to Dash review into patient safety landscape

07/07/2025

IHPN responds to Dr Penny Dash's final report following her review into the patient safety landscape

IHPN responds to the Government's 10 Year Health Plan

03/07/2025

IHPN responds to the publication of the Government's 10 Year Plan for Health

The future of ADHD assessment, diagnosis, and treatment services

27/06/2025

Last week NHS England’s independent ADHD Taskforce published their interim report as part of their work to look at how to improve care for people living with ADHD. With recent headlines showing an estimated 500,000+ people in England are awaiting an ADHD assessment - over ¼ quarter of whom have been waiting for two years or more – this report could not be more timely.

IHPN responds to Chancellor's Spending Review

11/06/2025

IHPN responds to Chancellor's Spending Review

Why mentoring is such a benefit to women

11/06/2025

As part of IHPN’s Women Leaders Network’s endeavours to support and empower women in the sector and help foster the professional growth of women leaders of both today and the future, we have set up a mentoring scheme for women working in independent healthcare.

IHPN responds to new FCA survey showing 1 in 7 adults now hold private medical insurance

22/05/2025

IHPN responds to the latest FCA survey showing 1 in 7 people now have private medical insurance (PMI)

The model ICB blueprint – What are the implications for the independent sector?

08/05/2025

Our head of policy for primary, community and diagnostic services, Josh Edwards, has taken a look at NHS England's latest blueprint for the future of integrated care systems and explored some of the potential implications for the independent sector

Independent healthcare providers celebrate Earth Day

22/04/2025

This Earth Day, read about IHPN's work to support our members on their journey to Net Zero

IHPN responds to Sunday Times report on private cataract provision in the NHS

20/04/2025