Health Bill will encourage NHS private patients - Laing and Buisson

However, it predicted the introduction of the Health and Social Care Bill, currently proceeding through Parliament, would encourage further private treatment in NHS hospitals. The market analyst blamed recessionary pressures and the private patient cap for causing the 2% fall in private income to £430m in 2009/10 from £439m the previous year. Overall since 2006/2007 there has been no growth in revenues. Its NHS Trusts & Primary Care Trusts Financial Information report noted private healthcare from both insurance and self-paying patients was still suffering the effects of recession....