The debate about health care on both sides of the Atlantic is hotting up. While Britain appears to be moving towards more private health care provision or at least private provision within the NHS, depending on who you believe, the US Government is trying a different approach. However President Obama is under pressure from Republicans […]
With a shortage of money at the heart of many of the UK’s public services, it doesn’t help when people miss appointments. A survey commissioned by the British Dental Association has found that NHS dentists in England are losing as much as two weeks work per year when people miss appointments. This amounts to some […]
In the last three years, Wales NHS has paid out nearly £90 million in medical negligence compensation. The Welsh health service paid out £31. million during the 2009/2010 period, £18 million in 2008/2009 and a further £38.8 million in 2007/2008. In South Wales, the largest compensation pay out was £11.8 million after errors in monitoring […]
Public sector workers have raked in a massive 27 million pounds worth of compensation claims for accidents at work during 2010. These payouts are fairly due as every person has the right to such compensation if they are injured at work through no fault of their own and the compensation is often used to cover […]
An online IVF calculator can now give women a 99% accurate indication of their chances of becoming pregnant if they were to undergo IVF treatment. Many women desperate for children and not able to conceive naturally undergo the fertility treatment in the hope of becoming pregnant but unfortunately only a small percentage of these women […]
GPs are being encouraged to ask their patients if they have private medical cover as it emerges that the NHS may save millions if existing private medical cover was taken full advantage of. Whilst the NHS tackles budget cuts and growing pressure on resources it is estimated that around £285 million a year could be […]
Changes in health policies made by the coalition government have affected waiting times for NHS treatments and appointments, meaning that more people than ever are considering taking out private medical insurance. In June 2010, the new Health Secretary, Andrew Lansley, decided to get rid of two key NHS policies that had been introduced by the […]
With the country fighting multiple outbreaks of swine flu, more NHS Direct patients have opted out of the services provided and have instead sought private medical attention to avoid long queues. In December, the Daily Mail reported that NHS Direct was nearing its breaking point as it struggled to deal with the onslaught of calls […]
New government figures have revealed that children living in poor areas of Scotland are twice as likely to suffer from tooth decay as children living in more affluent areas. The figures show an improvement in national standards of oral health, with 64 percent of P-1 age schoolchildren showing no signs of decay, the highest figure […]
Thousands of patients in West Sussex have been told that their treatment has been delayed, as health chiefs try to reduce spending and decrease deficits. Patients who are waiting for fertility treatment, vasectomies and obesity surgery have been told that their treatment will now take place in the next financial year, which begins in April. […]