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London will bear the brunt of NHS funding freeze
The NHS in London is heading towards a ‘major financial and organisational crisis’ which could lead to hospitals being closed or downgraded, according to...
More healthcare to be provided at home
More dialysis and chemotherapy services will be provided in community settings and patients’ homes under plans set out by health Secretary Andy Burnham last...
Weight loss surgery figures double
The number of cases of weight-loss stomach surgery procedures performed on obese people by the NHS more than doubled between 2006/7 and 2008/09, a...
NHS hospitals facing funding deficit of £7.5bn a year
NHS hospitals will need to deliver a 15% to 20% improvement in productivity over the next five years to break even, a white paper...
Young people spend record days in hospital
The numbers of bed days spent by under-18s in child and adolescent mental health units has hit a record high. Figures released by the...
South West Essex to tender for ten GP practices
NHS South West Essex is inviting expressions of interest from alternative providers to run its directly-managed GP practices as part of plans to rid...
Registration scheme for injectable cosmetic treatments goes live
The provision of injectable cosmetic treatments, including dermal fillers and botox is to be controlled for the first time with the imminent launch of...
IDH maintaining momentum
Pearl Topco Ltd, the holding company of dental practice provider IDH, has reported revenues of £196.9m for the 15 months ended 30 April 2009.The...
Minister pledges to shake up out of hours care
The quality of GP out-of-hours services is patchy, with unacceptable variation across the country, the government admitted last month.A major report commissioned by the...
European diagnostic and imaging markets set for fast growth
A public sector outsourcing boom will help fuel growth in the private diagnostics market across much of Europe, according to a new report.The report...
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