The number of Britons turning to private healthcare has risen by a third since the pandemic. The figures from the Private Healthcare Information Network aren’t a surprise: they show that there were more ‘self-pay’ admissions for treatment in 2022 than in any other year the organisation has data for.
If long waiting lists remain, then a two-tier healthcare system will become normalised
In all, 272,000 people paid for their own treatment (rather than having it financed by insurance).
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