This may come as a surprise to Brits, given the endless headlines about a crisis in the health service and the belief that the NHS is at imminent risk of collapse. In real terms (after inflation) the ...

A patient watchdog has issued a stark warning about the emergence of a "two-tier" healthcare system in England, as a growing number of people are forced to turn to private treatment amid concerns over ...

In recent weeks, opponents of Barack Obama’s health-care-reform plans have criticized Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) in an effort to counter the President’s proposals for greater government ...

At the establishment of Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) in 1948, the British government promised that the NHS “will provide…all medical, dental and nursing care. Everyone—rich or poor…can use ...

There seems to be no argument when I report England’s National Health Service (NHS) is in need of major surgery. The evidence is difficult to ignore: The NHS is plagued by a political bureaucracy, ...

Asylum seekers in a hotel near the northern English city of Manchester are being given publicly funded healthcare by an independent provider, not privately funded healthcare, contrary to widely shared ...

Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technologies are still at an early stage, but both could have significant benefits for the NHS. Healthcare organisations could be spending as much as ...

The NHS in England is to lead the world’s first pilot in algorithmic impact assessment (AIA) in healthcare with the aim of ensuring the potential use of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare is ...

If you're an adult with any long-term, complex health needs you could qualify for free care arranged and funded by the NHS – known as NHS continuing healthcare. The eligibility criteria is notoriously ...