October 2017

Only one trust has hit all its targets over the past year NHS waiting times for cancer treatment, planned operations and A&E have worsened across the country. England, Wales and Northern Ireland have not hit one of their three key targets for 18 months. Scotland has hits its A&E target three times in the past year. The BBC analysed performance across the 135 hospital trusts in England and 26 health boards in the rest of the UK. Locally there is just one service in the whole of the UK – run by Luton and Dunstable NHS Trust – which has…

Baroness Harding has refused to give up her private medical cover Baroness Dido Harding, who is set to become the new head of NHS Improvement, has told MPs that demonising private healthcare would be wrong, after refusing to give up her private health insurance. The former TalkTalk chief executive dismissed calls from MPs to relinquish her use of private healthcare when she becomes chair of the NHS’ financial regulator. According to the Independent, members of the Commons Health Select Committee plan to raise the issue with health secretary Jeremy Hunt. Asked if she thought it would send a positive message…

A celebration of excellence The Health Insurance Awards 2017 took place last night at the Grosvenor House Hotel on London’s Park Lane, where around 900 people gathered to celebarate excellence across the intermediary and consulting sector, as well as achievements in the provider community too. Read more