LaingBuisson

LaingBuisson is a healthcare business intelligence provider[1], headquartered in Angel, London. It provides insights, data and analysis of health and social care market structures, policy and strategy and is the chosen provider of independent sector healthcare market data to the UK Government's Office for National Statistics. [2]

The company was founded in 1986 by the Chairman William Laing, a healthcare economist and commentator on health and social care.[3] Prior to setting up LaingBuisson, he worked at the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry and was a deputy director at the Office of Health Economics. The current CEO is Henry Elphick.[4] and the former Secretary of State for Health, Stephen Dorrell, is a non executive director.

The business provides market intelligence, consulting, data and patient acquisition tools.

Market intelligence includes market reports, journals, events [5]and awards, including the LaingBuisson Awards[6]. Its international business includes market reports, consulting and the 2 journals Healthcare Markets international and the International Medical Travel Journal, of which Keith Pollard is the Editor in Chief [7][8] It also organises Medical Travel Summits - the conference in Athens in May 2018 was organised in conjunction with Elitour, the Greek Medical Tourism Council.[9]

Consulting includes work for investors and Government. It was awarded a contract by the Department of Health and Social Care in October 2018 to review the NHS-Funded Nursing Care rate, which determines payments by the NHS for nursing home care in England.[10] and has assisted the Competition and Markets Authority in investigations[11].


References
  1. http://www.careengland.org.uk/laing-buisson
  2. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/healthcaresystem/bulletins/ukhealthaccounts/2017
  3. "About". LaingBuisson. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  4. "Stephen Dorrell appointed as LaingBuisson Chairman". Care Industry News. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  5. https://www.homecareinsight.co.uk/strong-focus-on-home-care-expected-at-laingbuisson-conference/
  6. https://www.oxehealth.com/news/oxehealth-take-home-laingbuisson-s-innovation-in-technology-award
  7. https://www.total-croatia-news.com/travel/32291-croatian-health-tourism-imtj
  8. "ARABIA: THE NEW MECCA FOR CHINESE MEDICAL TOURISTS?". South China Morning Post. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  9. "IMTJ: Greece Can Grow its Medical Tourism Business". Greek Travel Pages. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  10. "LaingBuisson to find the fair rate of NHS Funded Nursing Care". Care Home Professional. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  11. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5989d134e5274a737ae31802/laingbuisson-hearing-summary.pdf
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