GP’s are pivotal in both for NHS and health insurance patients. The new responisbilities that they will be given to commission services and drugs are likely to affect their relationship with patients.
Archive for the 'health news' Category
October 22 2010
NHS Patients Could be Treated Abroad
Delays caused by the introduction of GP’s commissioning local health services could send patients to Europe for treatment according to new research published in the British Medical Journal. Private health insurance is another option and with Freedom Healthnet medical insurance you can travel abroad to get private medical care.
April 20 2010
Conservative Drugs Access
In the run up to the general elections all the main parties are letting us know what they intend to do about the National Health Service should they get elected. One issue which has been of concern for both medical insurance companies and the NHS is how much can feasibly be spent on cancer treatments. [...]
January 30 2010
Cancer Lottery
National Health Primary Care Trusts (PCT) are responsible for healthcare in their area. They individually control funding and this is the reason why NHS healthcare across the UK is very uneven. This is a contributory factor to why some people like to take out health insurance: they have a high standard of care no matter [...]