Our members currently employ or contract over 150,000 people who deliver high quality care to millions of patients every day. IHPN plays a key role in working with government, the NHS, professional colleges, and regulators to ensure the independent healthcare workforce can grow and thrive.
Blog
27/08/2026
IHPN supports stronger protections for workers but is calling for zero-hours contract reforms to reflect the realities of healthcare delivery. Flexible staffing arrangements are essential to responding to changing patient demand, covering unexpected absences and maintaining safe, responsive care.
Blog
28/07/2026
Could workplace healthcare schemes help tackle economic inactivity? As employers play a greater role in supporting workforce health, workplace healthcare is becoming more than just an employee benefit. This blog explores how employer-funded healthcare, mutual schemes and partnerships with independent healthcare providers could help people stay in work, return to work sooner and reduce pressure on the NHS.
News
28/05/2026
The Independent Healthcare Providers Network (IHPN) has today published a new report that paints a picture of an independent sector workforce with a strong sense of pride in providing personalised care, developing their careers and helping shape services.
Blog
09/03/2026
To celebrate International Women's Day, Alex Ryan, Chair of IHPN's Women Leaders Network (WLN) and Group Director of Service Development at Acacium Group reflect on the progess that the WLN has achieved in the past twelve months
News
05/11/2025
Read IHPN's response to Sir Charlie Mayfield's "Keep Britain Working" review
Blog
06/03/2025
This International Women's Day, IHPN's Women Leaders Network Co-Chairs, Alex Ryan and Claire Damen, take a look back at the highlights of the last year of the Network and its plans for 2025.
News
18/11/2024
IHPN and Future Health publish new report looking at how Government and employers can work better together to improve workplace health
News
05/02/2024
We've welcomed the publication today of The Times Health Commission's final report.
News
30/01/2024
In Train looks at the volume and scope of training already happening in the sector – revealing that some 5,000 nurses are among the more than 15,000 people a year being trained in independent healthcare settings.
News
17/01/2024
We’re releasing a new report which sets out four principles that have been developed to provide a focus for the assurance of Resident Doctors.
News
03/01/2024
The Independent Healthcare Providers Network (IHPN) has issued a statement as junior doctors begin a planned six-day strike.
Reports
27/10/2023
As part of our work on the elective recovery taskforce, IHPN was commissioned to produce an evaluation on the current delivery of apprenticeships within the independent sector. This report reflects existing provision, future scope for expansion, and barriers to delivery facing independent providers.