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Britain’s NHS was once idolized. Now its worst-ever crisis is - CNN

(4 days ago) WEBThe number of Brits paying for private healthcare is growing rapidly, as the UK’s world-renowned National Health Service (NHS) buckles under the weight of soaring demand and staff shortages.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/06/business/nhs-strikes-private-healthcare-uk/index.html

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‘No one’s being honest about it’: how NHS crisis forces patients to …

(3 days ago) WEBGraph showing a steady rise in turnover for private health companies since 2010. UK state spending on healthcare was £283bn in 2022, accor­ding to the ONS, up …

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/apr/28/no-ones-being-honest-about-it-how-nhs-crisis-forces-patients-to-go-private

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Britons turn to private healthcare as NHS crisis worsens

(3 days ago) WEBI was in horrific pain and the NHS wasn’t there for me,” she said. One in 10 Britons made use of private healthcare before the pandemic, according to figures from …

https://www.ft.com/content/a62f6a1e-d742-4bc0-93b3-dde86dd56e03

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Record rise in people using private healthcare amid NHS …

(5 days ago) WEBRecord numbers of people are paying for private healthcare, spending up to £3,200 on having a cataract removed and £15,075 on a new hip, amid growing …

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/may/24/record-rise-in-people-using-private-healthcare-amid-nhs-frustration

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Millions of UK patients forced to go private amid record NHS …

(1 days ago) WEBMillions of patients are being forced to pay for private healthcare amid record NHS waiting lists and are having to cut spending, raid savings or get into debt to …

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/sep/11/millions-uk-patients-forced-private-nhs-waiting-lists

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NHS waits: More people feeling forced into private …

(2 days ago) WEBThe pandemic has been the most significant challenge the NHS has faced in its 73-year history, and as in many health care systems across the world, the …

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-58680153

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How will the uptake in private healthcare impact the NHS …

(8 days ago) WEBRehabs UK, a charity, reports that more people are using the private sector to treat drug and alcohol issues as NHS admissions fall. The government itself is relying …

https://www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/healthcare/nhs/2023/10/uptake-private-healthcare-impact-nhs

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Britain embraces private health care as NHS creaks - The …

(8 days ago) WEBHospital revenue in Central London from private patients that year was up by only 0.6 per cent since 2020, “with the rest of the growth being made up of NHS work,” said the LaingBuisson report. US …

https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/uk-news/2023/05/30/britain-embraces-private-health-care-as-nhs-creaks/

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Pandemic has accelerated demand for private healthcare …

(Just Now) WEBMore UK adults are seeking private healthcare as poor access to care exacerbated by the pandemic threatens to create a two tier system, a report has warned.1 Research by the Institute for Public …

https://www.bmj.com/content/376/bmj.o566

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A National Treasure, Tarnished: Can Britain Fix Its …

(6 days ago) WEBAs it turns 75, the N.H.S., a proud symbol of Britain’s welfare state, is in the deepest crisis of its history. A knee operation at the King George Hospital in Ilford, England. More than 7.4

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/16/world/europe/uk-nhs-crisis.html

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Britons Love the N.H.S. Some Will Also Pay to Avoid It.

(9 days ago) WEBSome critics of private involvement in British health care question whether for-profit providers are truly increasing the system’s capacity. Britain is chronically short …

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/09/world/europe/uk-nhs-private-health-care.html

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Why is Britain’s treasured health service falling apart? CNN

(1 days ago) WEBAccording to analysis by health charity the Health Foundation, average day-to-day health spending in the UK between 2010 and 2019 was £3,005 ($3,715) per …

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/23/uk/uk-nhs-crisis-falling-apart-gbr-intl/index.html

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UK healthcare is already being privatised, but not in the way you …

(3 days ago) WEBOne in 14 of Britain’s poorest households now incurs “catastrophic healthcare costs” in a typical year — where costs exceed 40 per cent of the capacity to …

https://www.ft.com/content/dbf166ce-1ebb-4a67-980e-9860fd170ba2

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Opinion Britain’s National Health Service Is In Trouble - The New

(3 days ago) WEBThere have been four attempts to introduce a bill — that we co-authored — that would reinstate the N.H.S. as a planned system of universal public health care in …

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/17/opinion/nhs-britain-privatization.html

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Britain’s private healthcare boom - Evening Standard

(9 days ago) WEBThe number of Londoners turning to private GPs has hit a record high, but critics warn it’s creating a two-tier system. Katie Strick speaks to doctors and patients on …

https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/britain-private-healthcare-boom-nhs-two-tier-system-privatisation-uk-b1017504.html

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UK Independent Hospitals: The Next Challenge Teneo

(4 days ago) WEBThe UK private healthcare market has seen a rebound in 2021 and 2022 post-Covid-19, driven in part by a surge in self-pay patients. A record number of people …

https://www.teneo.com/insights/articles/uk-independent-hospitals-the-next-challenge/

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Private healthcare in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

(Just Now) WEBExpenditure on private health care in the UK in 1976 was estimated at £134 million (excluding abortions, long-term care, and dentistry). That was about 3% of total …

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_healthcare_in_the_United_Kingdom

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The NHS crisis is not an equal crisis The BMJ

(1 days ago) WEBThe NHS crisis is hitting people in more deprived areas the hardest, write Simon Williams and Christina Pagel The NHS is in crisis.1 Primary care is creaking at …

https://www.bmj.com/content/383/bmj.p2962

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Why is private health booming and the NHS in crisis? Because …

(7 days ago) WEB“Eliminate the wait,” urges the UK’s largest private hospital group, while “treatment is more affordable than you think” is above a price list: knee replacements …

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/oct/13/nhs-crisis-private-health-public-service-uk

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Care staff crisis leaves half a million waiting for help in England - BBC

(8 days ago) WEBIn a statement, the Department of Health and Social Care said reforming adult social care was a priority for the government which was investing £5.4bn over …

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61413697

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Private health spending in the UK up nearly 9% in 2023

(1 days ago) WEBPeople in the UK spent a record £32bn on mostly private health care last year – up from £29.8bn in 2022. That included £8.6bn on medicines, vitamins, and …

https://www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2024/05/02/private-health-spending-uk/

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Insight: In a health system in crisis, Britain's heart care suffers

(3 days ago) WEBAccording to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, health spending as a share of UK economic output averaged less than 10% in the years …

https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/health-system-crisis-britains-heart-care-suffers-2023-02-02/

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Why are we so ill? The working-age health crisis - BBC

(Just Now) WEBThe work, also published by the Health Foundation, found there were three main conditions causing a significant burden of ill-health: chronic pain, type 2 diabetes and mental …

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-68849843

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Number of private GP clinics on increase in Scotland

(9 days ago) WEBTrade body, the Independent Healthcare Providers Network, has described private GP services - which typically charge around £300 an hour - as one of the "big …

https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24273038.number-private-gp-clinics-increase-scotland/

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Scotland's health minister told 'NHS is not coping, GPs are …

(3 days ago) WEBScotland's health secretary has been told the NHS is "not coping, GPs are struggling, and primary care is on its knees". Neil Gray came under questioning at the …

https://news.sky.com/story/scotlands-health-minister-told-nhs-is-not-coping-gps-are-struggling-and-primary-care-on-its-knees-13126257

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Backlash as NHS prescription charge in England rises to almost £10

(6 days ago) WEBThe cost of an NHS prescription will increase to nearly £10 from Wednesday, rising from £9.65 to £9.90 per item in England.. The 12-month NHS prescription …

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/30/backlash-to-nhs-prescription-charge-rise-in-england/

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Smart Hospitals: Digitalizing Healthcare For A New Era - Forbes

(3 days ago) WEBAn aging population will create much greater demands for our healthcare systems. Systems that are already in crisis. Many hospitals already report an operating …

https://www.forbes.com/sites/siemens-smart-infrastructure/2024/04/30/smart-hospitals-digitalizing-healthcare-for-a-new-era/

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Private healthcare could become ‘a new normal’ as NHS grows …

(2 days ago) WEBAnd new Independent Healthcare Providers Network figures show that private hospitals in England are performing record numbers of procedures on NHS …

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/mar/08/private-healthcare-could-become-a-new-normal-as-nhs-grows-weaker

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Patients In England Making Their Own Way To ER Amid …

(6 days ago) WEBA London Black Cab drives down a street. getty. More than 500,000 patients in need of 'very urgent emergency care' made their own way to England's emergency …

https://www.forbes.com/sites/katherinehignett/2024/05/01/more-than-500000-people-made-their-own-way-to-englands-ers-last-year/

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Mass. lawmakers exploring Steward Health Care crisis - MSN

(3 days ago) WEBMassachusetts lawmakers are holding a hearing Monday to discuss private equity ownership in healthcare. This comes as Steward Health Care, which owns nine …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/mass-lawmakers-exploring-steward-health-care-crisis/ar-BB1kvkGz

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Advancing Racial Equity in U.S. Health Care: State Disparities

(6 days ago) WEBThis report evaluates disparities in health and health care across racial and ethnic groups, Public and private insurers could simplify rules for quality reporting, …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/fund-reports/2024/apr/advancing-racial-equity-us-health-care

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Private healthcare boom adds to fears of two-tier system in UK

(Just Now) WEBGraphic. The proportion of health spending emanating from those sources plus private medical insurance also rose, from 0.54% in 1980 to 2.33% in 2020.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/mar/02/private-healthcare-boom-two-tier-system-uk

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Taunton rally aims to save Morton Hospital amid Steward crisis

(5 days ago) WEB'Looted'Private-equity backed health care 'kills people,' Warren says at U.S. Senate hearing “We know as Steward exits the market, there’s a lot of uncertainty …

https://www.tauntongazette.com/story/news/healthcare/2024/04/23/taunton-ma-rally-morton-hospital-financial-crisis-steward-brockton-good-sam-fall-river-saint-annes/73426259007/

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Private health insurance market grows by £385m in a year amid …

(6 days ago) WEBPrivate medical insurance, the largest part of the health cover market, grew by 6% year on year in 2022 to £5.3bn, more than triple the average annual growth rate …

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/apr/18/uk-private-health-insurance-market-nhs-crisis-dental-cover

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Released documents sound alarm on emergency pregnancy care …

(1 days ago) WEB4 of 4 . FILE - A doctor performs an ultrasound scan on a pregnant woman on Aug. 7, 2018, at a hospital in Chicago. Complaints about pregnant women being …

https://apnews.com/article/pregnancy-emergency-care-abortion-supreme-court-roe-9ce6c87c8fc653c840654de1ae5f7a1c

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One in eight UK adults using private medical care due to NHS delays

(5 days ago) WEBLast modified on Fri 24 Nov 2023 10.15 EST. One in eight adults in the UK have paid for private medical care in the last year because of long delays in getting …

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/dec/15/one-in-eight-uk-adults-using-private-medical-care-due-to-nhs-delays

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