healthcare

Surgery in independent sector treatment centres is at least as good as in NHS hospitals, new research has found.

Significant pressures in some local NHS areas are being masked by national statistics but overall performance is holding up well, according to the King's Fund.

The two main bodies representing doctors in the UK have pledged to continue battling the progress of controversial NHS reforms despite it being passed by the House of Lords.

Controversial NHS reforms have taken a step nearer with the government's Health and Social Care Bill surviving its latest stage in the House of Lords.

Leeds Metropolitan University is launching a new health institute, undertaking research into the health status of individuals and communities.

The government's contentious NHS reforms have commenced their second reading in the House of Lords among fresh controversy, including a renewed attack on the Prime Minister.

Lord Robert Winston has slammed the government's Health and Social Care Bill saying there was "a hell of a lot wrong with it" and said it did not address patients basic medical needs.

Allianz has extended the range of pre-existing health conditions it will cover on its Worldwide Care international private medical insurance (IPMI) plan.

Almost 400 public health experts have given the government's NHS reforms a damning review.

Bupa has been named as the official health insurance partner of UK Sport for the next two years, including the London Olympics.