Independent Healthcare Advisory Services (IHAS)

What is IHAS

The Independent Healthcare Advisory Services is a trade body for the independent healthcare sector. Impartial among its members throughout England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, IHAS provides the mechanism for otherwise competitive members to share innovation, knowledge and expertise for the common good.

IHAS:

• facilitates effective communication between all its members, the government and external organisations
• strives to develop and drive policy advancement through shared member input and consultation
• delivers focused, practical information and guidance in all areas of regulation and policy, sharing and distributing knowledge.

IHAS maintains the only impartial network serving the operational needs of the independent healthcare sector in all four UK countries.

The primary function of IHAS is in the area of operational policy and regulation as it affects the independent sector.

A combination of workstreams formed from members' experts and the small executive team at Centre Point helps develop policy recommendations and cooperative actions. These are communicated under the impartial IHAS name to members and to key organisations that effect the independent healthcare business environment.

See our Workstreams