NHS/National Health Service

Richard Walsh looks at the upside of the CC's plans to improve competition in the PMI market.

Co-payments for the NHS have been mooted. Richard Walsh assesses the possible effects.

An NHS trust has reduced sickness absence and saved £250,000 by introducing a staff self-referral physiotherapy scheme.

Additional charges could generate around £3bn a year to fund NHS services, a report has argued.

The government and pharmaceutical companies have agreed a new ‘breakthrough' five-year deal that will introduce a fixed limit on NHS spend on branded medicines.

Despite the obvious risks, patients have admitted they would rather seek medical advice from other sources than wait for a GP appointment.

The current political and economic environment could see friendly societies returning to their roots. Neil Armitage is a believer.

Up to £500 million could be recovered from overseas visitors' and migrants' use of the NHS every year Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said.

What do you think about the Competition Commission's recently published investigation into the private healthcare market and what will it mean for insurers?

Fiona Murphy asks how the individual PMI market has fared over the past year and how it can combat lagging demand.