Record quarter for private healthcare

The data also showed that the use of private medical insurance (PMI) had also grown, with the second consecutive record quarter. Q1 2024 had 168,000 insured patients admitted, compared to 161,000 in Q4 2023. This growth represents a 6% increase in those utilising PMI on the same quarter in 2023. The number of PMI-funded admissions grew in every region across England, with London (61,000) and the South East (31,000) having the most PMI admissions. Of those insured admissions, 88,095 were males, an increase of 7% compared to Q1 2023. 79,850 were females, an increase of 6% compared to Q1...