healthcare

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

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.

The British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA) and the Association of Medical Insurance Intermediaries (AMII) have announced a new industry standard template for private medical insurance (PMI) authorisation forms.

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

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 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.

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.

US healthcare is often derided for being unfair and primarily profit-focused but, asks Peter Mills, is there anything that the UK can learn from the world's most expensive healthcare system?

Over half of UK adults are worried they won't be able to afford to look after their health into old age, according to a new report.

Government legislation to restrict unhealthy behaviours like smoking, drinking alcohol and eating fatty foods is inevitable if we are to retain a free NHS, according to a new report.