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Widespread failure risk in adult social care without action, Government told

Ministers have been warned that budget deficits are ‘so severe’ even big companies relying on Government funding are struggling.

The Independent UK

How the private healthcare system is growing in the wake of NHS struggles

The NHS paid private healthcare providers more than £2 billion in 2023 an new analysis has shown

The Independent UK

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 backlog

The Guardian - UK

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

Long waiting lists are creating a boom in the medical insurance market, leading to fears of a long-term change in attitudes to the health service

The Guardian - UK

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

Demand for private treatment booms as NHS waiting lists remain long, while more people also sign up for dental cover

The Guardian - UK

The NHS Staffing Crisis: Bill for Temporary Workers Surpasses £10 Billion Annually

Recent figures indicate that the annual bill for hiring such personnel has skyrocketed to over £10 billion, raising concerns and calls for immediate action from ministers.

International Business Times UK

NHS across UK spends a ‘staggering’ £10bn on temporary staff

Exclusive: Hospitals and GP surgeries forced to rely on agency personnel and paying staff for expensive extra shifts

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UK care homes: how to pay the fees without going broke

Residential care can cost tens of thousands of pounds a year. Here’s how to find a home you can afford

The Guardian - UK

Owner of UK care home group paid himself £21m despite safety concerns

Exclusive: ‘Eye-watering’ pay for Gordon Sanders comes despite inspectors finding multiple breaches of rules at his firm’s homes

The Guardian - UK

Britain’s hard lessons from handing elder care over to private equity

LONDON — A little over a decade ago, Four Seasons Health Care was among the largest long-term care home companies in Britain, operating 500 sites with 20,000 residents and more than 60 specialist centers. Domestic and global private equity investors had supercharged the company’s growth, betting that the rising needs…

Tribune News Service

NHS waiting lists drive more Britons to pay for medical treatment

Private hospital operators expect boom in self-pay to continue for at least next three to five years

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