These statistics were taken from Laing's Healthcare Market Review 2004/2005

Revenues of independent hospitals and clinics in the UK (excluding NHS pay beds) reached an estimated £2,846 million in calendar 2003, up 6.7% on the previous year. Revenue growth in 2003 was held back by medical insurance claims costs increasing by barely the rate of inflation, and static or even falling self-pay revenues, but supported by strong demand from the NHS.

Acute independent healthcare facilities, UK September 2004
Independent acute surgical/medical hospitals	249
Private patient units in NHS trusts	79
Independent mental health hospitals	175
Independent clinics and medical centres (including screening and diagnostic centres)	481
Commercial pathology laboratories	109

For further information about the acute hospital market see:

Laing's Healthcare Market Review 2005
Healthcare Market News