NHS grows sub-brands

In our previous issue, Philip Housden analysed private patient revenue growth for 22 NHS trusts across greater London. This was the first in a series, which this month looks at the 17 NHS trusts delivering acute care services to the southern home counties.

Analysis of NHS trusts’ 2016-17 annual accounts for this group shows that total private patient incomes rose by 3.2% to reach a new record of £62.4m (Figure 1).

This represents 1.01% of these trusts’ total revenues, a percentage that has remained static for the past several years. The combined national average including London is 1.1%.