Department of Health

PruHealth has joined with state healthcare bodies in backing the government's public health white paper.

The Department of Health's Commission on Funding of Care and Support has called for evidence and fresh perspectives on the future funding of care and support.

A public health service for England will be created and the responsibility for public health devolved from Westminster to local authorities if government plans are approved.

The reporting of medical events in NHS hospitals is seriously affecting the ability to make informed decisions about where to receive treatment, medical analysts have found.

Circle healthcare has become the first private company to take control of an NHS hospital.

A new nationwide method for calculating NHS mortality rates has been unveiled following a national review.

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

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.

As the National Health Service comes under increasing financial strain, and the economic costs of sickness become more apparent, Michael Payne, outlines the part private medical insurance (PMI) could play through a restructure of current taxation rules...

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