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Reform UK’s private health insurance plan would cost £1.7bn, Streeting to say

Health secretary will describe plan to offer tax relief on private healthcare as ‘tax cut for the wealthiest’

The Guardian - UK · Jan 24

Numbers leaving A&E without treatment triples in six years

Sharp rise in waiting times has led to ‘shocking’ rise in untreated patients leaving NHS emergency departments in England, data shows

The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2025

Almost one in eight Britons now has private medical insurance, say healthcare analysts

Number of people covered by a private medical insurance policy hit a record high of 4.68 million at the end of 2023

The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2025

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 · Apr 18, 2024

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 · Jan 17, 2024

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

The Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2024

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 · Oct 17, 2023

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 · Jan 17, 2023

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 · Oct 3, 2022

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

The Guardian - UK · Apr 20, 2022