healthcare

The King's Fund has called for more money to be found in the autumn statement to prevent a financial crisis in the NHS.

Poor communication has topped the complaints received by the Parliamentary And Health Service Ombudsman.

The NHS is facing a far greater demand for services than there funds available, Dr Mark Porter, chair of the BMA council, has warned.

LV= has said the recent Office for National Statistics (ONS) data which showed people will be living longer and in better health highlights the need for financial planning.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has revealed there are 1,200 GP surgeries in the lowest two categories meaning patients could be at "risk" or "elevated risk" on 38 indicators.

NHS England has been criticised in a report on out-of-hours GP services from the Public Accounts Committee.

Spire Healthcare Group and Bupa UK have announced a renewed long-term agreement for six years from April 2015.

Nurses are concerned about their ability to deliver care to dying patients with 10.5% feeling able to always deliver the right level of care to patients.

Doctors, nurses and midwives are to be required to be open and honest about mistakes to patients in new guidelines.

The potential cost of employee mental health problems to businesses has been highlighted in two separate pieces of research from two insurers.