The UK government on Tuesday urged the competition watchdog to launch an investigation into private dentistry costs and ...

Private healthcare in the UK is experiencing unprecedented growth as NHS waiting lists soar and public services struggle to ...

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has ruled out the UK government imposing VAT on private healthcare in the upcoming autumn Budget. Streeting told the BBC "it's not happening" and repeated that answer ...

THE BBC is splashing hundreds of thousands of pounds of licence-fee money on a private health service for staff. It is looking to award a £650,000 contract to a firm that can provide employees and ...

Experts say the surge in private healthcare claims exposes the "desperate state" of NHS services and a nation struggling with ...

With millions-long lines for routine surgery, it has become more common for patients to pay for procedures. That carries risks for the future of the treasured public system. By Stephen Castle Stephen ...

Private equity firms owned more than 20% of the health-care companies that went bankrupt last year. The nonprofit Private Equity Stakeholder Project, which investigates multiple industries, said it ...

Mark Exworthy receives funding from National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). Ellen Stewart receives funding from the Wellcome Trust, the Chief Scientist Office, the Social Policy ...

Private-equity firms’ rapid pace of health care acquisitions have prompted discussions about their influence on the US health care system. Policy makers, especially at the state level, are exploring ...