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Decline in Welsh hospital beds putting patients at risk say doctors
Doctors in Wales have raised concerns that patients are being crammed into hospital wards due to a fall in bed numbers.
The total number of...
Older people missing out on CBT
Older people could be being denied access to cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) despite robust evidence of its efficacy among younger patients.New research published in...
Conservatives promise choice of named consultant A Conservative government would give NHS patients the...
The move was unveiled in a new Conservative health policy document, which Mr Cameron said would bring about a ‘genuine information revolution that puts...
Landmark judgement set to transform rent reviews
Tim Brittain looks at the impact Primary Health Properties landmark legal win will have on how the NHS deals with rent reviews for GP...
Cleanyourhands campaign
Following the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) and the IHAS, it is possible for independent sector...
Home healthcare providers stand to benefit from top-up rules
NHS trusts should consider using home healthcare providers to deliver the private element of treatment in cases where NHS patients choose to top up.New...
Providers must appoint Responsible Officers for revalidation
The Health & Social Care Act 2008 requires every relevant organisation to appoint a Responsible Officer (RO) for the revalidation of doctors.
This means that...
Cigna launches dental plan
Cigna has launched a new co-insurance dental plan for corporate subscribers.
Oral Health Optimum is aimed at companies with three or more employees and provides...
More Scottish patients treated in IS
The number of NHS patients treated in the independent sector in Scotland has doubled in the last decade despite pledges from the SNP government...
AIG Direct launches flexible PMI policy
AIG Direct has launched a flexible health insurance product which enables subscribers to choose treatment at a private hospital or receive a cash sum...
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