Bupa's Perry: Private sector 'must be bolder' in publicising contribution to UK healthcare

Speaking at the LaingBuisson Private Acute Healthcare Conference in London, Bupa Insurance's newly appointed CEO in the UK, said that the "outlook for our sector has darkened over the past year." Perry pointed to the rise in insurance premium tax (IPT) and the "worrying and growing feeling in some camps that independent healthcare is a negative force in the UK system" as two major issues.  He said: "While we support measures to bring about greater transparency, the idea that doctors should "own up" and declare their private earnings is a clear sign of hostility towards our sector." ...