US EditionOne in 10 NHS appointments now carried out by private sector
Private providers delivered 6.15 million NHS appointments, tests, and operations this year, performing 10% of elective activity to reduce waiting times, officials said.
- This reform delivered 5 million more appointments and cut waiting lists by 200,000 for NHS patients in England.
- This year, private hospitals and clinics increased NHS appointments, tests and operations by almost 500,000 to 6.15 million, with private providers delivering around 10% of elective NHS activity and averaging 19,000 surgeries and 100,000 outpatient appointments weekly from August 2024 to September 2025.
- Using spare capacity in the private sector, officials say, is key to meeting the NHS's targets, with community diagnostic centres, extended operating theatres, and robotic surgery playing a role.
- Health Secretary Wes Streeting said he will do everything to treat NHS patients faster and tackle a two-tier system, while Shadow health secretary Stuart Andrew warned the government is still miles off NHS waiting-time targets.
- Ministers say the government frames the reforms as a principled, progressive position and will not continue two-tier healthcare where only those who can pay get timely care.
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The Independent (US)Private hospitals carrying out more NHS appointments and procedures
Using spare capacity in the private sector is key to the government’s target of ensuring that 92 per cent of patients in England should wait no longer than 18 weeks from referral to treatment
NHS England more than 100 times, 10 times per head, more privatised than NHS Scotland
in England were delivered by private hospitals and clinics in the last 12 months – that’s almost 500 000 higher than the previous year. The Health Secretary….[was not criticised for the obvious evidence of failures in NHS England.] Professor John Robertson OBA The figure, 6.15 million comes from the private sector – David Hare, Independent Healthcare Providers Network. Scotland, you ask? From Grok AI: NHS Scotland’s policy prioritizes public sec…
Wes Streeting hails use of private sector in England’s NHS
STREETING: “WEALTH SHOUDN’T DETERMINE HEALTH” FASTER CARE FOR THOUSANDS THROUGH NHS USE OF INDEPENDENT SECTOR A total of 6.15 million appointments, tests and operations were delivered by independent providers for NHS patients this year. The almost 500,000 increase on last year is helping to cut waiting times, free up NHS capacity and deliver national renewal through the government’s Plan for Change Patients able to cut waiting times by up to fi…
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