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HealthcareMarkets, from @LaingBuisson, is the only UK news journal dedicated to news & analysis of acute independent healthcare. Subscribe on 020 7841 0045

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Joined September 2012
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Healthcare News: Access overtakes waiting times as main driver of private healthcare demand. Access and availability have overtaken waiting times as the main drivers of demand for private healthcare in the UK, according to new research from... #healthcare ow.ly/9fhX106I2eg
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The UK health cover market has grown 40% in three years, reaching £9.6bn in 2025. But can growth continue amid slowing subscriber growth and rising prices? Explore the findings in LaingBuisson’s 22nd edition: eu1.hubs.ly/H0zC9rx0
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Healthcare News: GenesisCare UK partners with Lunit to introduce AI breast cancer screening technology. GenesisCare UK has partnered with medical imaging company Lunit to introduce AI-powered breast cancer screening technology designed to... #healthcare ow.ly/QpH0106HY8B
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Healthcare News: ISCAS to become Private Healthcare Ombudsman. The Independent Sector Complaints Adjudication Service (ISCAS) will become the Private Healthcare Ombudsman from 1 April 2027 after securing ombudsman status from the Ombudsman... #healthcare ow.ly/Si6o106HY77
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Healthcare News: Cleveland Clinic London strengthens oncology capability. Cleveland Clinic London has strengthened its oncology capability with the appointment of Joanna Franks as consultant breast and oncoplastic surgeon. Franks has... #healthcare ow.ly/kWep106HY51
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Healthcare News: Nuffield extends Careology partnership. Nuffield Health and digital cancer platform Careology have renewed their partnership for a further three years. The charitable hospital provider first piloted the platform, which... #healthcare ow.ly/ql4k106HY2f
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Healthcare News: Icon Group furthers UK expansion with Nova acquisition. Australian cancer care provider Icon Oncology Group has continued its UK expansion with the acquisition of Leeds-based cancer and haematology care provider Nova... #healthcare ow.ly/CGYH106HXYC
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LaingBuisson’s Health Cover UK Market Report 21ed shows a sector increasingly shaped by private medical cover & employer-backed cash plans. What does this mean for insurers, investors & policymakers? Find out more: eu1.hubs.ly/H0wyHWM0
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Healthcare News: UK health cover market reaches £9.6bn as premium increases fuel growth. The UK health cover market reached a record £9.6bn in 2025, but growth is now being driven by rising premiums rather than new customers, according to... #healthcare ow.ly/vC9g106HTW2
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The UK health cover market has grown 40% in three years, reaching £9.6bn in 2025. But can growth continue amid slowing subscriber growth and rising prices? Explore the findings in LaingBuisson’s 22nd edition: eu1.hubs.ly/H0zC3sv0
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Healthcare News: Beyond consolidation: The next phase of value creation in European diagnostic imaging. Demand for diagnostic imaging is accelerating across Europe and investors are racing to consolidate the market. As the investment thesis... #healthcare ow.ly/Naq8106HMxS
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Healthcare News: Employer healthcare costs set to rise 10% globally in 2027, Marsh warns. Employer-funded healthcare costs are expected to rise by 10% globally in 2027, marking the seventh consecutive year of double-digit increases,... #healthcare ow.ly/oq7y106HIBR
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Healthcare News: Keeping up with advances in cancer care. Healthcode’s invoice data reveals an increase in insurer-funded oncology. Director of strategic partnerships and external affairs Richard Aris, looks at the possible reasons and what... #healthcare ow.ly/HNmK106HIrk
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Healthcare News: MPs urge Prime Minister to tackle obesity crisis. The Prime Minister must take personal responsibility for tackling England’s obesity crisis after decades of failed policies, MPs have warned. In its third and final report... #healthcare ow.ly/ji0W106Hwks
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Executive partner Streets Heaver shares key takeaways from our 2026 conference, exploring patient demand, the NHS and the role of technology. Read more: eu1.hubs.ly/H0zxHmL0 #PrivateAcute #Healthcare
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Healthcare News: Does a UK nation breakdown of market activity tell the whole story? In the latest column from the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN), Alistair Moses, communications manager, and Ashwani Sharma, healthcare data... #healthcare ow.ly/nRUR106Hw7H
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Healthcare News: PMI-funded private healthcare activity rises 9.1% in Q3. PMI-funded private healthcare activity increased by 9.1% in the third quarter of 2026, with outpatient services and hospital radiology driving growth, according to the... #healthcare ow.ly/i79E106HsGU
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Healthcare News: Emerald raises £1.4m to expand preventative healthcare platform. Preventative healthcare provider Emerald has secured £1.4m in new funding, including a £700,000 grant from Innovate UK, taking the total raised since its... #healthcare ow.ly/qxlg106HkkG
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Healthcare News: Ignite Funding Partners appoints healthcare lending lead. Specialist lender Ignite Funding Partners has appointed former ThinCats head of healthcare Richard Henshaw as senior healthcare and education partner to lead its... #healthcare ow.ly/RBb4106Hkk5
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Healthcare News: Re:Cognition Health expands into UAE through M42 partnership. UK-based specialist brain and mind health provider Re:Cognition Health has entered the UAE market through a partnership with M42’s Mubadala Health Dubai (MHD) and... #healthcare ow.ly/7W3R106Hke0
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