The Independent Healthcare Providers Network (IHPN), formerly known as the NHS Partners Network, is a representative body for independent sector healthcare providers in the United Kingdom.
It was formed in 2005 to provide a voice for private health companies, and was initially made up of organisations involved in the government’s
Independent Sector Treatment Centre programme. It is part of the
NHS Confederation, an independent membership body for organisations in the National Health Service.
The members of the NHS Partners Network are independent healthcare providers including large hospital groups, diagnostics providers, third-sector organisations and providers of primary, community and dental care. They include not-for-profit providers.
Organisation
Following a vote at the 2007
NHS Confederation Annual Conference, the network became part of the NHS Confederation. Since Autumn 2008 its membership has expanded to include independent sector healthcare organisations providing NHS patient care in primary and community care, in addition to diagnostics and acute and elective surgery.
David Hare has been chief executive since November 2013, when he replaced David Worskett. The organisation has a strategic council which includes leaders of some of its largest members.
Response to 2020 pandemic
In March 2020, the IHPN brokered the block-booking by
NHS England
NHS England, officially the NHS Commissioning Board, is an executive non-departmental public body of the Department of Health and Social Care. It oversees the budget, planning, delivery and day-to-day operation of the commissioning side of the ...
of almost all services and facilities at the country's private hospitals.
Members
Organisations that are or have been members of the Network include:
* 3Well Medical – run Botolph Bridge Community Health Centre in Peterborough
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Alliance Medical – provide medical imaging services
* Alliance Health Group
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Assura Group
Assura PLC is a British-based property business headquartered in Warrington. It designs, builds, invests in and manages General Practitioner ('GP') and primary care buildings in the UK. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constitu ...
Ltd – a property development company specialising in primary care
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Barchester Healthcare
Barchester Healthcare Ltd is an independent care provider in the United Kingdom, running over 250 care homes and seven registered hospitals across the country. The organisation employs over 17,000 staff in care homes which offer residential and ...
* Baxter Healthcare
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Bupa UK
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Care UK
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Circle Health Group – subsidiary of
Centene Corporation
* Connect Health – specialist community provider of musculoskeletal physiotherapy services to the NHS
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General Healthcare Group, owner of
BMI Healthcare
* Harmoni CPO Ltd – now part of Care UK
* Horder Healthcare
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InHealth Group
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Interhealth Canada
* Oasis Dental Care Limited – now part of Bupa
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Pfizer Health Solutions UK
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Ramsay Health Care UK
* UK Specialist Hospitals Ltd – now part of Care UK
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UnitedHealth UK
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Vanguard Healthcare
References
External links
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Private providers of NHS services
Health care industry trade groups based in the United Kingdom