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Bupa warning over ageing workforce
Higher rates of chronic diseases and mental illness threaten to slash the productivity of UK businesses as the country’s workforce becomes dominated by an...
Think tank calls for ‘healthy living bonus’
The government should use incentives and bonuses, alongside greater investment in prevention, to encourage individuals to take better care of their health, rather than...
Care quality in the independent sector
Hugo Swire asked (20 April 2009: Column 477W) what recent steps have been taken to monitor the effect of the use of private sector...
Mental Health Foundation launches self management programme
The Mental Health Foundation has launched an £816,000 research programme into self management for people diagnosed with a severe mental illness, such as schizophrenia...
Bradley Report confirms too many ‘too many’ being held in prison
Lord Bradley’s eagerly awaited report on people with mental health problems and learning disabilities in the Criminal Justice System, and the opportunities for diverting...
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...
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...
Business leaders urge MSPs to rethink private provider ban
The Scottish government will be ‘letting down the public’ if it pushes ahead with legislation banning private companies from providing GP services, according to...
GMC chair
Professor Peter Rubin has been elected chair of the General Medical Council (GMC). Professor Rubin, a professor of therapeutics and honorary consultant physician at...
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...
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