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Radical change is needed to ensure people get better healthcare and value for money, the NHS Confederation has said.

A breast cancer drug has been pulled from NHS treatment because it was not proving cost-effective, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has reported.

The government has invited high-profile NHS hospitals to set up profit-making branches abroad to raise UK funds and the service's international profile.

Overall penetration of the UK population by private medical cover has hit the lowest rate in more than 20 years while employer-paid cash plans buck the downward trend, Laing and Buisson has reported.

An NHS cancer patient survey has shown 61% of trusts have improved on previous results.

NICE has launched a consultation on two social care quality standards for dementia support and children's wellbeing.

NHS chief executive David Nicholson has written to NHS leaders to outline the next major step in the health and care system transition.

Increased support for dementia carers will be one of six innovations as the Department of Health ramps up is technology capability.

NHS dental activity has fallen since March but the overall picture is mixed, quarterly dental commissioning statistics have shown.

Patient suffering needs to be avoided in the current conflict between two NHS organisations on care funding, the NHS Confederation has warned.