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Greater choice for mental health patients
Mental health patients are set to be able to choose where they receive care following measures announced last month by Deputy Prime Minister, Nick...
DH to announce Implants Register
Health Minister Dr Dan Poulter has revealed that England is to set up a register for cosmetic implants which will possibly be run in...
BUPA joins forces with Blue Cross Shield to create super network
Bupa has entered into a strategic global partnership with US-based Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) to create the largest international healthcare provider network.
Liberty safeguards still not understood
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) and how they should be used under the Mental Health Act are still not fully understood or implemented consistently...
GPs report rise in patients funding their own treatment
Signs are emerging that increased NHS rationing is beginning to impact on the number of patients paying for their treatment.A survey of carried out...
LaingBuisson analysis: action, prevention and enhancement
As the grapevine predicted, the provisional remedies set out by the Competition Commission last month are significant but greatly scaled down from what was...
Cancer accounts for fifth of PMI claims
Aviva paid out more than £69m to cover the cost of cancer diagnosis and treatment in 2012 and paid out over £77m in critical...
DH sets out new priorities for PLD services
The Department of Health (DH) has set out five new priorities for the care of people with learning disabilities in its latest response to...
Ramsay pulls out of running for George Eliot
Ramsay Health Care has pulled its bid to take over the troubled George Eliot Hospital in Nuneaton just three weeks after being shortlisted.The company...
Bupa acquires 49% of Highway to Health
Bupa has announced that it has acquired 49% of Highway to Health Inc, a US-based specialist health insurance and services company.The purchase was completed...
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