Independent healthcare providers have long played a key role in the delivering high quality NHS services, free at the point of use. As the health service moves towards recovery post-covid, the independent sector will continue to support the NHS and ensure patients can access the care they need.
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01/09/2025
"Businesses are relying heavily on the sector to keep the British workforce healthy, and the government should not impede businesses from doing so. We hope that the upcoming budget will introduce measures that reward employers for supporting the health and wellbeing of their staff, which would reduce the impacts of inactivity on the economy."
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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
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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.
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03/07/2025
IHPN responds to the publication of the Government's 10 Year Plan for Health
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16/06/2025
Read IHPN's latest analysis of NHS activity delivered by independent healthcare providers
Blog
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
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20/04/2025
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13/02/2025
IHPN responds to the latest NHS performance stats and NHS England CEO's comments on private capital investment in the NHS
News
24/01/2025
New figures show that independent healthcare providers are making a record contribution to cutting the NHS backlog, with the sector removing more than 1.5 million people from the NHS waiting list from January to November 2024.
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24/01/2025
Read IHPN's latest analysis of NHS activity delivered by independent healthcare providers
News
06/01/2025
The Prime Minister announces a new deal to ensure the NHS makes better use of the independent sector to tackle waiting lists and provide greater choice for patients
News
12/12/2024
IHPN analysis has found that overall NHS activity needs to immediately increase by around 21% if the 18 week target it to be met once again