The UK Healthcare Market Review offers a comprehensive overview of 12 months of publications from LaingBuisson, covering key sub-segments of the UK independent healthcare and social care sectors. Written and edited in January 2025, it offers a reflection on how these sectors have navigated recent economic turmoil and changes in government policy.

As the chosen provider of independent healthcare market data to the UK Government’s Office for National Statistics, LaingBuisson contributes market data that is in turn submitted to the OECD, WHO and Eurostat and combined with their international datasets to benchmark UK spending against other nations.

The much-respected Review provides a snapshot of the state of key segments making up the UK’s healthcare and social care market, covering:

  • UK Healthcare Expenditure
  • NHS Expenditure on Independent Services
  • Private Acute Medical Care
  • Health Cover
  • Self-pay
  • Primary Care
  • Mental Health Hospitals
  • Temporary Recruitment and Staffing in Healthcare
  • AI in Healthcare
  • Care Homes for Older People
  • Homecare and Supported Living

Information included in the UK Healthcare Market Review includes current market value and capacity, recent trends, market concentration, leading players, funding sources, and key issues for the future. The report provides a clear and concise overview of the role of private payors and independent sector providers, alongside the public sector, in the funding and delivery of UK health and care services.