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 continues to evolve and meet the growing needs of the public, the independent sector will continue to support the NHS and ensure patients can access the care they need.
Blog
26/05/2026
IHPN's Head of Acute Policy John Hopgood looks at the role insourcing has played in the NHS' elective recovery and what more can be done to help NHS Trusts make full use of insourcing provision to treat even more patients safely, effectively and efficiently.
Pages
26/05/2026
Read IHPN's new explainer on what insourcing is and how it's helping the NHS recovery
News
14/05/2026
IHPN responds to the latest NHS performance figures showing that the NHS has met its interim target for 65% of patients to be treated within 18 weeks
Blog
05/05/2026
IHPN's Director of Comms, Cara McDonagh looks at what this week's Scotland and Wales elections will mean for independent healthcare
Pages
30/04/2026
As part of our "NHS Electives Insight" series, IHPN's John Hopgood looks at the last data on independent sector NHS activty, and whether the system is on track to meet its interim target for 65% of patients to be treated within 18 weeks.
News
16/04/2026
IHPN responds to the latest NHS performance figures for February 2026 – marking 10 years since the NHS’ 18 week Referral To Treatment target was last met in February 2016
News
25/03/2026
IHPN responds to the latest British Social Attitudes survey on public satisfaction with the NHS
Blog
19/03/2026
“Far from providing clarity regarding what neighbourhoods and integrated neighbourhood teams might look like in practice, then, NHS England have set some broad expectations and asked local systems to fill in the details, favouring permission over prescription. However, there are some areas where independent providers can see greater direction.”
News
12/03/2026
“While it’s welcome to see a small decrease in the overall NHS waiting list, what matters most to patients is how long they have to wait for their care. Today’s numbers show that the proportion of people being treated within the 18 week target remains stubbornly at just 61.5% - with the service needing to pull out all the stops if it has a hope of meeting its interim target for 65% of patients to be treated within this timeframe by the end of March, and ultimately ensure the overall target is met by the end of this Parliament."
Pages
06/03/2026
Blog
26/02/2026
IHPN's Josh Edwards takes a look at the new GP contract and the implications for the independent sector
News
12/02/2026
IHPN takes a look at the latest NHS performance figures and what they mean for meeting the 18 week target