Healthcare Market Review
Description
The 36th edition of LaingBuisson’s UK Healthcare Market Review offers a comprehensive overview of the latest data available on the key sectors of the UK independent healthcare and social care sectors. Combined, LaingBuisson values the entire health and social care sector at £292.5 billion
It is an invaluable guide to those looking to stay abreast of key developments across the sector, offering data-led perspectives that will support strategic planning in 2025.
Drawing on LaingBuisson’s deep expertise contained in their health and social care market reports, the UK Healthcare Market Review offers unparalleled insights across the independent health and social care landscape.
The information included in the Review includes current market value and capacity, recent trends, market concentration, leading players, funding sources, and key issues for the future. It also offers detail on key market transactions and insight into the interest and activity of private equity investors.
This year's review includes a summary of the long-awaited Mental Health Hospitals UK Market Report, returning after five years, as well as the Primary Care UK Market Report. It also introduces a new chapter on AI in Private Healthcare: Driving Commercial, Operational, and Clinical Excellence.
The report provides a clear and concise overview of the role of private payers and independent sector providers, alongside the public sector, in the funding and delivery of UK health and care services.
It is an invaluable guide to those looking to stay abreast of key developments across the sector, offering data-led perspectives that will support strategic planning in 2025.
Drawing on LaingBuisson’s deep expertise contained in their health and social care market reports, the UK Healthcare Market Review offers unparalleled insights across the independent health and social care landscape.
The information included in the Review includes current market value and capacity, recent trends, market concentration, leading players, funding sources, and key issues for the future. It also offers detail on key market transactions and insight into the interest and activity of private equity investors.
This year's review includes a summary of the long-awaited Mental Health Hospitals UK Market Report, returning after five years, as well as the Primary Care UK Market Report. It also introduces a new chapter on AI in Private Healthcare: Driving Commercial, Operational, and Clinical Excellence.
The report provides a clear and concise overview of the role of private payers and independent sector providers, alongside the public sector, in the funding and delivery of UK health and care services.
Table of Contents
133 Pages
- HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE UNDER THE LABOUR PARTY
- Social care under Labour
- Review into adult social care
- Children’s social care
- Healthcare under Labour
- UK HEALTHCARE EXPENDITURE
- NHS EXPENDITURE ON HEALTHCARE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE INDEPENDENT SECTOR
- HEALTHCARE SECTOR SUMMARIES
- 1. PRIVATE ACUTE HEALTHCARE
- 1.1 Market value
- 1.2 Market capacity
- 1.3 Market trends
- 1.4 Market concentration and market leaders
- 1.5 Four quadrant analysis of funding and supply
- 1.6 Dissatisfaction with the NHS: A potent driver of healthcare expansion
- 2. HEALTH COVER
- 2.1 Market value
- 2.2 Private medical insurance
- 2.3 Cash plans
- 2.4 Dental capitation and maintenance
- 3. PRIVATE HEALTHCARE SELF-PAY
- 3.1 Capacity and market value
- 3.2 Demand and market trends
- 4. PRIMARY CARE
- 4.1 Market trends in NHS GP surgeries
- 4.2 Market size and trends in urgent and emergency care
- 4.3 Market size and trends in privately funded healthcare
- 5. MENTAL HEALTH HOSPITALS
- 5.1 Capacity and market value
- 5.2 Market occupancy: Independent sector and secure beds in all sectors
- 5.3 Out of area placements
- 5.4 Funding
- 5.5 Market projections
- 6. TEMPORARY RECRUITMENT AND STAFFING: HEALTHCARE
- 6.1 Market value and breakdown
- 6.2 Market overview
- 6.3 Temporary staffing ‒ use of agency and bank workers
- 6.4 NHS Long Term Workforce Plan
- 6.5 Key change drivers impacting temporary healthcare recruitment agencies
- 6.6 Market outlook
- 7. TECHNOLOGY FOCUS: USING AI IN HEALTHCARE
- 7.1 Overview
- 7.2 Key highlights
- 7.3 Strategic recommendations
- 7.4 The road ahead
- 8. CARE HOMES FOR OLDER PEOPLE
- 8.1 Capacity and market value
- 8.2 Fee inflation
- 8.3 Demand and sources of funding
- 8.4 Market concentration
- 8.5 Market potential: Digital technologies
- 9. HOMECARE AND SUPPORTED LIVING
- 9.1 Capacity and market value
- 9.2 Market trends: Council funded homecare
- 9.3 Sources of funding
- 9.4 Market concentration and market leaders
- 9.5 Four quadrant analysis of funding and supply
- 9.6 Key issues for homecare
- 9.7 Clinical homecare
- CARE COST BENCHMARKING: UNDERSTANDING THE TRUE COST OF CARE
- What the Care Cost Benchmarks tell us about the cost of care
- Projections to 2025/26
- QUALITY: HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE PROVIDER RATINGS
- Provider quality (England) ‒ CareSearch
- Provider quality (England) ‒ HealthSearch
- HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE: REVIEWING MAJOR TRANSACTIONS IN 2024
- Transaction activity in review
- Major UK health and social care transactions (Dec 2023‒Dec 2024)
- REGULATORS
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