by Sam | 14 Mar 2014 | Uncategorized
Private healthcare group Bupa wrote off £33.5 million from the value of its home health business, helping send its annual pre-tax profits down 12% to £514 million. Bupa said the NHS was clamping down on the amount it would pay for providing chemotherapy, intravenous...
by Sam | 13 Mar 2014 | Uncategorized
It’s been reported that a study by University College London and the University of Oxford has claimed that home care visits are of ‘no proven benefit’ to elderly, after they found that pensioners who receive such visits do not live longer or have more independent...
by Sam | 11 Mar 2014 | Uncategorized
The Royal College of Nursing has said that the NHS has lost nearly 4,000 senior nursing posts since 2010, including ward sisters, community matrons and specialist nurses. Labour accused the government of putting cost savings before patient safety. The Department of...
by Chris Rogers | 6 Mar 2014 | Children and Families
Labour is understood to be considering setting a legal maximum on the amount of sugar, fat and salt in foods aimed at children. Shadow Health Secretary Andy Burnham said drastic action was needed to prevent child obesity and will announce Labour’s proposal in a review...
by Chris Rogers | 5 Mar 2014 | Creative Industries, media and technology
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt gave a speech to the Health and Care Innovation Expo in Manchester calling on the NHS to embrace a ‘technology revolution’ and provide more personally tailored care. The Health Secretary cited the retail, banking and travel industries,...
