Britain’s poorest families are set to miss out on support with their energy bills, putting the well-being and health of children at risk, the charity Save the Children has warned this week. The charity commissioned a survey of more than 1,000 parents to examine how the cost of energy affects family …
The coalition government remains committed to extending the role of competition in the NHS. It is hoped that market reforms encouraging competition between hospital providers will lead to an improvement in care quality. There is some evidence to suggest that competition may have a contribution to make in improving health …
Evidence based medicine is here to stay and has revolutionised the way clinicians around the world manage patients. At a recent surgical convention in the US, Atul Gawande made the observation about evidence based medicine on twitter that “the fury of clinical debates is inverse to the strength of evidence”. …