Paul was in his 80s when someone called to say she was his daughter, conceived in a fertility clinic with his sperm. The only problem? He’d never donated anyFor 40 years, Catherine Simpson thought she knew who she was: a nurse, a mother of three, a dau…
Private hospitals profit from NHS waiting lists as people without insurance pay out
As NHS waiting lists reach record levels, more and more patients are paying for ops out of their own pocketsBritons without health insurance on why they paid to go privateWhen Fabien needed to have a decayed tooth removed in May, his dentist told him t…
Long NHS waiting lists fuel return to profit at healthcare firm Spire
Half-year results come as company expects to benefit from ‘unprecedented’ demandThe private hospital operator Spire Healthcare has returned to profit amid strong demand from self-paying patients who are coming to its hospitals because of long NHS waiti…