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Patients Association says NHS Problems will only get worse
Patients Association report shows that waiting times for elective surgery in England are getting worse, after the number of patients waiting over 18 weeks rose by 79.5% in 2015.
Survey shows large disparities in prescription and specialty drug prices across countries
The International Federation of Health Plans (iFHP) has released its 2015 Comparative Price Report. The report examines the price of medical procedures, tests, scans and treatments in seven countries. It also shows the extreme pricing discrepancy for seven specialty prescription drugs.
NHS will offer free devices and apps to reduce patient deaths
The NHS is to start making free devices and apps available to patients in England in 2017, designed to help them manage conditions such as diabetes and heart disease.
BMI Healthcare reports increase in NHS and self-pay caseloads
Netcare, the South African parent of BMI Healthcare in the UK, has reported a shifting payor mix across BMI's key markets of National Health Service, private medical insurance and private self-pay, for the six months to 31 March 2016.
Nuffield Health chosen to build and run PPU at Barts Hospital
Barts Health NHS Trust has announced Nuffield Health as the preferred bidder to design, build, fund and operate a private patients unit at St Bartholomew's Hospital. The site will be physically and operationally independent from Barts Health and staffed entirely by Nuffield Health.
Private medical insurance hit by second rise in IPT in less than a year
The Chancellor, George Osborne, has announced that the standard Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) will increase from 9.5% to 10%, on 1 October 2016. Standard IPT applies to PMI, dental insurance and cash plans.
London sees the emergence of ‘super specialty’ clinics
The Central London private hospital market is opening up to a new breed of small, highly specialised provider, according to the latest research from healthcare analyst Laing & Buisson. According to report author Ted Townsend, the move towards ‘super-specialty’ clinics can be seen as a product of the growing trend in central London towards high acuity care.
Hundreds of GP surgeries in England have stopped taking on new patients
Hundreds of GP surgeries in England have stopped taking on new patients or have applied to do so, a BBC investigation has found. The British Medical Association (BMA) says many are at "breaking point" as they struggle to fill staff vacancies.
A quarter of England’s population should have access to some seven-day services in acute hospitals in only 15 months
A quarter of England’s population should have access to some seven-day services in acute hospitals in only 15 months, NHS leaders have said. Other intentions include returning to meeting key targets that demand 95% of patients wait for less than four hours in A&E and all ambulance trusts respond to 75% of immediately life-threatening calls within eight minutes.
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