One-third of NHS contracts have been awarded to private sector providers since the Health and Social Care Act came into force, finds an investigation by The BMJ today.
Dec 9, 2014
Poor professional performance is an unlikely cause of delays in referral for suspected cancer, argue researchers in The BMJ this week.
Dec 9, 2014
Since August 2009 all UK trainee doctors have been restricted to a 48 hour week, but some say this has had negative effects on the quantity and quality of medical training. Is there any evidence to substantiate these fears? ...
Dec 9, 2014
Annual NHS spending on management consultancy has doubled from £313m to £640m between 2010 and 2014, despite a promise by Health Secretary Andrew Lansley to 'slash' spending after the 2010 election, reveals an article in ...
Dec 9, 2014
The House has approved a bill aimed at reducing a suicide epidemic that claims the lives of 22 military veterans every day.
Dec 9, 2014
The parents of an Ohio teen who died from an overdose of caffeine powder are urging federal regulators to ban sales of the stimulant, saying that children must be protected from a highly potent substance.
Dec 9, 2014
Mathematical models predicted it, and now a University of Florida study confirms it: Immunizing school-aged children from flu can protect other segments of the population, as well.
Dec 9, 2014
