LaingBuisson is a business intelligence provider across health, care and education, headquartered in
Angel, London
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. It provides insights, data and analysis of market structures, policy and strategy and is the chosen provider of independent sector healthcare market data to the UK Government's Office for National Statistics.
The company was founded in 1986 by the Executive Chairman William Laing, a healthcare
economist
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The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy. Within this ...
and commentator on health and social care. Prior to setting up LaingBuisson, he worked at the
and was a deputy director at the
Office of Health Economics. Henry Elphick was the CEO from 2016-2021 and he and the former
Secretary of State for Health
The secretary of state for health and social care, also referred to as the health secretary, is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, responsible for the work of the Department of Health and Social Care. The incumbent ...
,
Stephen Dorrell
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Dorrell most recentl ...
, are non executive directors.
The business provides market intelligence, consulting, data and patient acquisition tools.
Market intelligence includes market reports, journals, events and awards, including the LaingBuisson Awards. Its international business includes market reports, consulting and the 2 journals Healthcare Markets ''international'' and the International Medical Travel Journal, of which Keith Pollard is the Editor in Chief It also organises Medical Travel Summits - the conference in Athens in May 2018 was organised in conjunction with
Elitour Elitour is the Greek Medical Tourism Council. It is associated with the Greek National Tourism Organization.
Dr Giorgos Patoulis is the President of the council. He is also President of the Athens Medical Association and the Central Union of Mu ...
, the Greek Medical Tourism Council.
Consulting includes work for investors and Government. It was awarded a contract by the
Department of Health and Social Care
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is a department of His Majesty's Government responsible for government policy on health and adult social care matters in England, along with a few elements of the same matters which are not otherwis ...
in October 2018 to review the NHS-Funded Nursing Care rate, which determines payments by the NHS for
nursing home care
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in England. and has assisted the Competition and Markets Authority in investigations.
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References
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Health care companies of England
Companies based in the London Borough of Islington
1986 establishments in England