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The Independent
How the private healthcare system is growing in the wake of NHS struggles
As the health service buckles under lengthy waiting lists exacerbated by the Covid pandemic, patients are increasingly turning to private providers for their healthcare.The surge in demand has meant the value of the private healthcare market balloned to a record £12.4 billion in 2023, with the NHS splashing out more than £2bn over the year in a bid to ease the patient backlog, new research shows.Last year’s NHS annual spend was a record outside of the pandemic when emergency funding was given, according to the new report by market research company LaingBuisson.The report authors are warning that NHS’s use...
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