NHS in Crisis: Could the European Healthcare Model be Britain’s Saviour?
NHS hospitals advertise for corridor nurses, while HMRC pockets a record £3bn as delays force thousands to turn to private healthcare
Hana Salussolia, CEO of Medisonal, discusses how hybrid healthcare could support a struggling NHS and revolutionise British healthcare
Britain’s public healthcare struggles are well documented, with the NHS in urgent need of its own treatment. Recently, a North London hospital was seen advertising for a corridor nurse as a sharp rise in Flu and Covid cases have plunged the country into a “quad-demic”, with extreme pressure being put on the NHS this winter.
This has led to the once luxury private healthcare market becoming a necessity for many, with HMRC reporting £3bn in insurance premium tax (IPT) receipts between April and June last year alone. Although it’s often considered a sensitive subject, many Conservative MPs – and even some Labour ones – will privately concede that a healthcare system funded by general taxation and free at the point of use is no longer sustainable, with the solution mooted to be that of following a European-style, insurance model. Hana Salussolia, CEO of Medisonal, the UK’s leading private virtual healthcare clinic, discusses how hybrid healthcare can support a struggling NHS and revolutionise British healthcare.
In a recent statement, Wes Streeting advocated for leveraging private sector capacity to help reduce NHS waiting lists – highlighting the importance of tech-driven innovation and ensuring any collaboration provides genuinely additional resources. This comes amid growing calls for new approaches, with one in five NHS operations now outsourced to private providers.
In 2023 alone, the NHS spent £3.5bn on private procedures in a bid to combat mounting backlogs. As the topic of healthcare becomes an acutely sensitive discussion internationally, private healthcare provider Medisonal are keen to discuss the future direction of insurance-backed/privately funded healthcare in the UK, and exactly how it is set to evolve.
Medisonal CEO, Hana Salussolia is keen to discuss:
- Why private healthcare provides an alternative for those facing delays, with examples like MRI scans and Atorvastatin
- How outsourcing non-urgent cases to private providers can help clear waiting lists and improve healthcare accessibility
- The ethical considerations of balancing private and public healthcare to ensure equitable access for all
- How virtual healthcare solutions can complement the NHS by offering timely, personalised care for chronic and complex conditions
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