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Private healthcare boom fuelled by NHS waiting lists

Private healthcare boom fuelled by NHS waiting lists



UK market rose to all-time high of £12.4bn last year, with NHS paying for nearly £3.5bn of procedures to ease backlogThe value of the UK’s private healthcare market rose to a record £12.4bn last year as long NHS waiting lists fuelled demand from individuals and the health service paid for nearly £3.5bn of procedures to help ease the care backlog.As private medical insurance boomed, total revenues generated in the independent healthcare sector hit an all-time high in real terms pegged to 2003 prices, research revealed. Continue reading…



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Author : Julia Kollewe

Publish date : 2024-10-25 05:00:12

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