NHS Hospitals to Save Millions With New GS-1 Barcode System

Health Minister Simon Burns  has announced a new system to tackle variation in how much NHS hospitals pay for products. Some hospitals are currently paying nearly three times as much as others for the same products like surgical gloves and stents. Introducing...

Expectant Parents to Rate UK Maternity Services Online

Public Health Minister Anne Milton has launched a new online comparison service where expectant parents can compare and rate maternity services. The new tool that will help parents-to-be make that choice is now available at www.nhs.uk to give people...

UK Government Launches 111 a Non-Emergency Health Services Number

United Kingdom (UK) Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has launched a new three-digit number – 111 – that will make it easier for patients to access non-emergency NHS healthcare wherever they are, 24 hours a day. The new service, launched in...

111 Introduced As the New National Number for Non-emergency Health Care Across England

A new free three-digit number – 111 – making it easier for patients to access non-emergency healthcare wherever they are, 24 hours a day, has been given the go ahead by U.K. Telecoms regulator Ofcom. The new 111 service will effectively assess...

U.S. Think Tank Ranks the British NHS As Having One of the Best Primary Health Care Systems in the World

The NHS has been ranked as having one of the best primary health care systems in the world in a survey by the US think tank the Commonwealth Fund, published today. In a survey of more than 10,000 primary care physicians in 11 developed countries, the...