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The private healthcare market ‘may not be working well for consumers', the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has said.

Unison has called for an immediate halt to the government's Health and Social Care Bill that will reform the NHS and highlighted fears that private patients may get priority.

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has rejected another cancer drug for the NHS due to its cost.

The NHS exceeded all seven of its targets for cancer diagnosis and treatment during the last year, new data has revealed.

The NHS Future Forum is to conduct a second stage of its listening exercise following a request by the government to assess its revised proposals.

The NHS is in good financial health after producing a surplus of £1.5bn over the last financial year but it faces a stiff challenge over the coming years.

The NHS has revealed 9,000 more patients in England had waited more than six weeks for key diagnostic tests compared to the same time last year.

Bupa's half year results have shown the international healthcare group's revenue up 6% to £3.9bn.

More NHS services are set to be run by private companies after it was revealed that nine more primary care trusts (PCTs) are planning or are in the process of putting entire care pathways out to tender.

Now Health International has launched an on-line quote facility for SME businesses which it claimed is the first in the market.