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The Private Healthcare Blog

The Private Healthcare Blog is written by Keith Pollard, a regular speaker and commentator on the independent healthcare and medical travel sectors. The Private Healthcare Blog provides commentary on the challenges and issues faced in the independent healthcare sector, and the business opportunities that the marketplace presents.

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The need for price transparency in private healthcareThe Competition Commission investigation is currently looking at transparency (and competitiveness)... 04/02/2013
Private healthcare market remains flatThe private healthcare sector continues to suffer the knock on effect of the 2008 financial crisis... 19/10/2012
The Team GB approach to winning healthcare goldAt the recent Independent Healthcare Forum in London, Ali Parsa, the CEO behind Circle, gave his... 19/10/2012
WebWatch 2012 reveals top health concerns of UK web usersThe Private Healthcare UK report, "Healthcare WebWatch 2012" provides a snapshot of the health... 26/06/2012
Cosmetic surgery... going up market in a recession?What has been happening in the cosmetic surgery sector in the UK? In a recession, you might expect... 07/02/2012
Meeting the challenge of static demand and increasing competition in the private healthcare sectorThe latest report from industry analysts, Laing and Buisson in Laing's Healthcare Market Review... 30/01/2012
Is the UK private healthcare market open and competitive?Is the UK private healthcare market open and competitive? Are private patients sufficiently... 26/10/2011
What do private consultants earn?One of the must read sections of Independent Practitioner Today, a business magazine aimed at... 01/09/2011
Google backtracks on plans for Google Health and the personal health recordGoogle has announced plans to retire Google Health in January 2012. It's a blow to those in the... 15/08/2011
Why do private patients travel abroad for treatment?Medical tourism has become an established feature of healthcare provision for UK patients. ... 01/08/2011
How can I choose and compare private consultants?Who knows what's going on in healthcare? Who knows what conditions and disorders are causing people... 16/07/2011
Can Google predict the future?Who knows what's going on in healthcare? Who knows what conditions and disorders are causing people... 01/07/2011
How changes to Google can change your healthcare businessPrivate healthcare facilities and services, clinics, and practices doctors and businesses are... 15/06/2011

About the author

Keith Pollard is Managing Director of Intuition Communication, an online publisher in the healthcare sector that operates market-leading web portals such as Private Healthcare UK, the Harley Street Guide, HarleyStreet.com and Surgery Door. Intuition is also active in the online medical travel sector through Treatment Abroad, International Medical Travel Journal and DoctorInternet, the Arabic medical tourism portal. View www.keithpollard.com for my full profile.

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