The Harborne Hospital opens its doors with 32 Medmin Consultants
31 January 2024
The Harborne Hospital opened its doors this week and our very own Simon Radley, who is also Medical Director at the HCA facility, held the first clinic in this brand new £100m, state of the art private hospital.
Read full article‘Going Private’ is the solution for more impatient patients.
14 January 2024
It should come as no surprise that the strain on NHS waiting lists emerged as a significant driver for private healthcare usage, with 34% of those surveyed citing lengthy waiting times as a key motivator.
Read full articleWhat is PHIN, who owns it, who funds it and what does it do?
6 January 2024
The founding of PHIN was a crucial part of the CMA's strategy to increase transparency and competition in the sector. PHIN acts as an independent body to monitor commercial actions in private healthcare
Read full articleAre the wheels beginning to fall off private medical Insurance?
11 December 2023
Private medical insurance is on the up. The crisis in the NHS has driven demand to its highest in 15 years yet Insurers are buckling under the challenge and competition for doctors who are rebelling after years of stagnant fees.
Read full articleBetter Together – why we think group practices work better
6 December 2023
Consultants tend to be a solitary breed. They guard their private practices jealously and consider other consultants competition. We understand, after all they may, have spent years building their business.
Read full articleA Rebel Alliance? anaesthetists strike back against the ‘Evil Empire’
21 November 2023
Bupa is facing a mass rebellion by anaesthetists demanding higher fees for private work, as the UK’s largest medical insurer competes for doctors to treat a surge in patients turning to private healthcare amid NHS pressures
Read full articlePrivate Healthcare Surges as Businesses Prioritise Employee Wellbeing
15 November 2023
Firms, seeking to secure healthcare for their employees and gain a competitive edge in the war for talent, have fuelled a surge in private medical insurance (PMI) usage in response to the crisis in the NHS.
Read full articleCan self-pay private treatment be tax deductible?
14 November 2023
Many of the self-pay patients we see are looking to resolve an issue that is causing problems in their lives. Could the costs of their treatment be a legitimate business expense and therefore tax deductible?
Read full articleLabour’s plans to revamp the NHS involve significantly increasing capacity.
11 October 2023
It's conference season and with a year to the next general election , health and the future of the NHS is one of the most discussed topics by delegates of all parties, today we look at Labours plans which include 2m more operations a year.
Read full articleWaiting list hits one in seven people as Sunak’s pledge that “lists will fall” looks unlikely.
14 September 2023
The NHS waiting list in England has hit a new record high, with 7.7 million people waiting for treatment. The figures reveal that almost 400,000 had been waiting more than 52 weeks to start routine hospital treatment
Read full articleMedmin secures £750,000 investment to transform self-pay surgery in the UK
13 July 2023
As you will all know by now, Medmin recently completed the funding round we began almost fifteen months ago, we were delighted to exceed our initial target and raise £1.45m from existing investors, new Angels and two important regional funds
Read full articleThe Waiting Game, The list of people waiting for surgery grows longer month by month.
10 July 2023
With NHS waiting lists getting ever longer, it's perhaps not surprising that people who may never have considered "going private" are now being pushed to explore private healthcare alternatives
Read full articleAI technology is transforming the speed and accuracy of cancer diagnosis.
26 April 2023
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is making significant strides in the field of cancer diagnosis in the UK, promising quicker and more accurate identification of various cancers.
Read full articleNHS waiting lists reach record levels, but what about the ‘hidden waiting list’?
13 April 2023
The latest NHS data shows that a record number of people are waiting for care. However, new research from Healthwatch indicates that there is also a hidden waiting list, and more needs to be done to understand what it's like for people trying to get referred.
Read full articleWhat are the Ethical considerations around AI enabled diagnostics – we asked Chat GPT!
30 March 2023
Artificial intelligence (AI) has demonstrated impressive potential in the realm of medical diagnostics, particularly for analysing medical scans such as X-rays, MRIs, and CT scans.
Read full articleOne in eight Britons pay for private health services, survey shows
25 March 2023
One in eight Britons have paid for private health services in the last year, amid frustration with delays in getting NHS treatment and a growing willingness to buy care using salary or savings. New research by YouGov found that another 27% of people had considered going private, for themselves or a loved one,
Read full articleNHS waiting lists – longer for longer says research
6 July 2022
If you thought private healthcare was just for the over 55s, you would be mistaken. A recent You-Gov survey reported the 18-34 category were more likely to consider paying privately than any other age group. Almost 30 per cent – said they would consider funding care with their own money.
Read full articleThe changing face of private healthcare is younger than you might think.
30 April 2022
If you thought private healthcare was just for the over 55s, you would be mistaken. A recent You-Gov survey reported the 18-34 category were more likely to consider paying privately than any other age group. Almost 30 per cent – said they would consider funding care with their own money.
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