Number of private consultants dips slightly
The number of consultants active in private healthcare was down 240 (2%) from Q2 2022 to Q2 2023, according to the latest Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) figures.
But it pointed out that the figures fluctuate regularly and were higher in June 2023 than the same month the year before.
The biggest rise in active consultants in the top 10 procedure groups was in ‘gastroenterology’ with an extra 24 consultants (4%).
Plastic surgery saw the biggest decrease with 26 fewer consultants (down 5%).
