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Rajiv Grover, consultant plastic surgeon and former President of the BAAPS with responsibility for the UK national audit of cosmetic surgery, said: The difference between 2013 and 2014 may seem surprising, but the dramatic double-digit rise last year was very clearly a post-austerity boom’, and figures are simply now returning to a more rational level. It might seem counterintuitive that as plastic surgeons we could possibly welcome such a change, but we are pleased that the public are now so much more thoughtful, cautious and educated in their approach to cosmetic surgery.

The cosmetic surgery market is being driven by the over 65s, according to the first annual Plastic Surgery Insight survey published by Nuffield Health.Almost...

There has been a significant rise in patients’ satisfaction with the NHS, according to the British Social Attitudes Survey.Analysis of the survey carried out...

Bupa CSH has pulled out of a £235m deal to provide musculoskeletal services (MSK) in West Sussex after an independent impact assessment found it...

The majority of patients in NHS funded learning disability and mental health hospital beds are being treated close to home, according to new figures...

A senior Department of Health (DH) official has told MPs that another private franchise of an NHS trust is unlikely following the collapse of...

A report from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has shown a steep rise in the number of applications to use the deprivation of liberty...

Arguments over privatisation of the NHS have acted as a distraction from the far more damaging and disruptive aspects of the coalition government’s health reforms, according to the King’s Fund.

Cygnet Health Care has acquired a 46-bed mental health hospital from from Beagle Healthcare and Albion Ventures LLP for an undisclosed sum.Located in Taunton,...

Regional disparities in private healthcare demand continue to dictate business mix for private & voluntary (independent sector) hospitals operating in the UK. In London, private...