Review Launched Into the Effectiveness of Veteran Prosthetics Services in the NHS

A new review into the effectiveness of prosthetics services in the NHS, for those veterans who have lost a limb due to activities while serving their country, has been launched by the Health Minister Simon Burns.

First Steps Revealed to an Improved NHS Dentistry Services

Proposals aimed at improving outcomes for dental patients were published by the Department of Health today. The plans mark the first step towards a significant NHS White Paper commitment to introduce a new dental contract that will improve the quality...

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 Health Minister Lord Howe Launches Smile4Life

Health Minister Lord Howe has visited Chorley in Lancashire to launch the innovative Smile4Life program, which promotes good oral health among pre-school children in the region. How People Arrived Here: smile4life

Cancer Drugs Fund Confirmed By UK Government

A Cancer Drugs Fund of £200 million a year to help cancer patients get greater access to cancer drugs that their doctors recommend for them was confirmed today by UK Health Secretary Andrew Lansley.

NHS Patients Will have More Choice And a Louder Voice

Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has revealed proposals to give patients will have more choice and a louder voice. The White Paper, ‘Equity and excellence: Liberating the NHS’, set out the Government’s ambition to give people more control...

South Africa And the UK to Share Ideas on National Health Insurance

The South African Government is to seek the advice of British health experts on the imminent implementation of the National Health Insurance (NHI) in South Africa.

Cancer Patients to have Greater Access to Drugs That Their Doctors Recommend

Cancer patients will from today (October 1st) have greater access to cancer drugs that their doctors recommend for them due to an extra £50 million in funding being made available by the Department of Health.

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...