healthcare
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Up to 30% of adults considered to have asthma may have been incorrectly diagnosed, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has said.
28 January 2015
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Health guidelines such as recommended intakes of salt and recommended exercise are unknown to members of the public, a survey for Nuffield Health has found.
22 January 2015
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The NHS could make savings and expand services by moving away from hospital care and tendering outcome-based contracts with non-NHS organisations, a report from LaingBuisson has said.
22 January 2015
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Universal Provident has announced changes to its TravellersCare policy including an increase in maximum trip duration from 31 to 60 days.
20 January 2015
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People in England are less likely to develop cancer than those in other high-income countries in Europe, a report from the National Audit Office (NAO) has found.
15 January 2015
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Critical Illness
Cancer related deaths could be ‘effectively eliminated' except in late old age by 2050 if the current trends in treatment and prevention continue, a report from UCL has found.
14 January 2015
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1 min read
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Patients with diabetes are less likely to receive the care and treatments recommended for their condition if they are of working age, Diabetes UK has found.
14 January 2015
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The NHS has announced the drugs which are being removed from the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) along with the planned increases in the fund's budget.
13 January 2015
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NHS England has announced new measures to improve cancer survival rates at diagnosis and treatment stages.
12 January 2015
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PMI
Private healthcare group Circle has announced it is in talks to withdraw from its contract with Hinchingbrooke, the UK's first privately run hospital.
09 January 2015
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