Ministers are anxious to see shorter hospital waiting lists. Instead of buying services from the private sector, health authorities may do better by trading with each other. But, if the full potential of trading is to be realised, the financing and management of the NHS will have to alter....
The chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, added: "Our plan will end the reliance on expensive agency staff, while cutting waiting lists in the coming years and building an NHS which can match up to the scale of tomorrow's challenges." Sunak: 'I want to make NHS...
That’s where private health insurance comes in. With the ability to reduce waiting times and provide quicker access to a range of healthcare services, private health insurance can be a game-changer for parents. Let’s take a closer look at how it can ensure your child gets the care the...
Spain moving ahead with plans to reduce working week - here's how UK and other countries compare The Spanish government is moving ahead with plans to reduce the official working week from 40 to 37.5 hours, without changing salaries. The cabinet will meet...
Despite the fact that endometriosis impacts the lives of millions of women– and is recorded as the second most common gynaecological condition in the UK – it takes an average of eight years and 10 months to get a diagnosis, according to Endometriosis UK, and waiting lists are only growing....
Within the UK, assisting people to obtain their full welfare benefit entitlement was advocated by the Acheson Report as an intervention with the potential to reduce inequalities in health [11] and has been recognised as an important response to tackling social and health inequalities by the UK's...
For example, one respondent had been drinking heavily and the review prompted him to reduce his in- take. His wife had dementia: I've known for a long that I was drinking too much and I was using it as a crutch because of the worry about my wife (Site 1, male, 77 yrs., ...
It’s an excellent idea to ensure that those employees participating in UAT are brought in from the outset, and understand, or perhaps better still contribute to, the design of the new solution. This emotional buy-in and understanding of the software solution’s objectives reduce the friction ...
"This Conservative government has already reduced 18-month waits by 91% from their peak,and two-year waits are virtually eliminated. We are delivering on our priorities to cut waiting lists and to improve the lives of everyone across the country."...
Leading academics and clinicians met at the University of Reading yesterday (Tuesday 23 July) to discuss the links between physical and mental health and how the latest mental health research could help patients in all parts of the NHS.