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A combination of insurance and social media could ‘assist with unblocking hospital beds and ease the burden on the NHS', Allianz Global Assistance has said.

UK citizens should pay a £10-a month NHS ‘membership charge' in order for the service to survive the next five years of austerity, a former Labour health minister has urged.

Six out of ten GPs are considering early retirement as general practice struggles to cope with rising workload according to a new British Medical Association tracker of GP opinion.

Westfield Health's Paul Shires talks to Paul Robertson and makes the case for more adviser engagement with the health products market.

Public health staff have said recent health reforms have ‘failed' to benefit the public's health and more than half have considered leaving the profession.

Patients with life-threatening and seriously debilitating conditions, such as cancer and dementia, will be given early access to new medicines, the health secretary has revealed.

The NHS has admitted that "greater scrutiny" should have been applied after it was revealed that the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries paid for medical records to produce a report on pricing .

The health and care system needs ‘fundamental change' and greater certainty around cost efficiencies if it is to meet the needs of patients, MPs have warned.

NHS trusts are failing to fully support staff's health and wellbeing, with just over half (57%) having a mental wellbeing policy in place, research reveals.

NHS England has confirmed plans to cut centrally funded occupational health services for GPs, unless there are 'performance concerns', despite increasing GP stress levels.