Politics

More than two fifths of all deaths in the week ending 22 January were related to Covid, official statistics show. An analysis of death certificates suggests that more than 9,000 deaths –...

There has been a comparitively small but significant increase in the number of people coming into contact with “secondary” mental health services in England, official figures show. Statistics from NHS England reveal...

The long-term care and social care sectors have shown “admirable strength and resilience” over the past year – in financial resilience as well as everything else they have achieved. That is the...

The dentistry industry – demand for dental work and its supply – is taking a positive bounce forward in spite of the pandemic, it seems. Analysis carried out for Christie & Co...

The Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) – the independent, government-mandated source of information on privately-funded healthcare in the UK – has announced the appointment of three new non-executive directors. A PHIN spokesperson...

Unum Dental is giving policy members an Amazon e-voucher to acknowledge the fact that many could not access surgeries or use some of their policy benefits while practices were closed during the...

Legal experts are warning that frontline healthcare workers could fall victim to a slew of Covid-related clinical negligence lawsuits. The Medical Defence Union (MDU) said it is worried that staff, “already at...

Over a third (35%) of workers in Britain say they feel stressed or anxious while working from home during lockdown. A similar number (32%) feel lonely or isolated, while slightly more (38%)...

The crucial role that workplace mental health plays in national social and economic wellbeing was recognised this week at this year’s World Economic Forum (WEF). Typically held at Davos in Switzerland, the...

NHS England has called on the independent/private healthcare sector to help it to manage the way that patients are discharged home from hospital. Independent/private sector providers for hospital at home services and...