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BHSF is launching a 24-hour GP helpline for its cash plan clients which it hopes will fill the void left by the closure of NHS Direct.

A £200m per year cancer drugs fund for the NHS has been confirmed by the government.

The health insurance and protection markets have reacted with cautious optimism to the government's spending review.

Almost 80% of Britons are worried about the cost of healthcare and many are postponing or cancelling treatment as a result, according to new research.

The government has barely maintained its commitment to protect the NHS budget and increase spending over the next four years.

The proposed increased Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) award limit is ‘not keeping pace'with today's costs, according to the (FOS).

The number of NHS patients waiting six weeks or more for diagnostic tests has leapt by more than 50%.

The coalition government has unveiled its NHS cancer strategy which includes a £60m investment in bowel cancer screening and a commitment to funding 1,200 more specialists.

Bupa is unveiling a new corporate cash plan which starts from £1 per employee, per week.

The NHS could use incentives to help people quit unhealthy habits if proposals from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) are adopted.