Verdict on NHS reforms published by Watchdog

The main findings of a report have revealed NHS reforms have improved management of the health service but need more time to deliver significant...

PCTs to begin talking therapies

Health minister Ivan Lewis has named the Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) which will roll out increased ‘talking therapy’ services thanks to a boosted government...

CancerPartners UK forms partnership with Spire Healthcare

CancerPartners UK announced today (16 June) that it has formed a partnership with Spire Healthcare to provide cutting edge cancer treatments on three Spire...

Dementia set to take majority of mental health spend

The costs related to dementia care will take up the lion’s share of a projected £47bn mental health bill within the next 20 years...

Cannabis bumped up a class

The government has ignored the advice of its official advisors and decided to push forward with plans to reclassify cannabis as a Class B...

Employment aids recovery in depressed patients

Employment can have lasting benefits for people suffering from depression, a new report commissioned by charity Depression Alliance has found.Almost half of those surveyed...

BUPA launches complementary cash plan

BUPA Cash Plan has launched a new scheme designed to complement BUPA’s PMI products by providing members with money to pay for healthcare services...

BMA campaigns to keep commercial providers out of primary care

The British Medical Association (BMA) has launched a national campaign to keep commercial providers out of general practice. The ‘Support your Surgery’ campaign aims to...

Pilot study supports EMA in non-hospital settings

Cottage hospitals and polyclinic type settings could offer a safe, high quality service for the termination of pregnancy using drugs, according to results of...

ChilversMcCrea and Boots combine to offer High Street healthcare

ChilversMcCrea Healthcare has entered a partnership with high street chemist Boots to open a new in-store GP surgery in Brighton.The new, purpose-built surgery suite...