Posts Tagged ‘UK’
There has been a sharp rise in cases of type 2 diabetes in people under 40 over the past 20 years say researchers. The disease can now be considered “common” in this age group in the UK, according to a lead researcher. Research by Cardiff University shows that in 1991 there were some 150 cases [...]
Young people in the UK are more likely to die prematurely of alcohol and drug related illnesses than those in other developed nations. While life expectancy in Britain has increased and people are living longer, they are doing so with a poor quality of life. The current generation will suffer more years of disabilities in [...]
The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) is reportedly wasting £1 billion a year treating patients with private insurance. Nearly 1 in 3 patients treated by the NHS has private insurance, the costs of their treatment could be covered by their insurers, according to a study. Emergency procedures and cancer treatments worth hundreds of millions of [...]
The number of people dying of cancer will fall dramatically over the next 20 years, according to Cancer Research UK. The statistics, published by the UK charity, show death rates are predicted to fall 17 percent by 2030. This drop can be attributed to fewer people smoking and improvements in treatment and diagnosis. For all cancers, [...]
People in the UK are living in good health for longer, according to statistics released by the Office of National Statistics (ONS). Life expectancy in the UKincreased by more than two years in the period 2008-2010. From 2008-2010 the average life expectancy for men at birth was 63.5 years, coupled with overall life expectancy at [...]
The cost of providing medical benefits to employees is rising faster in the UK than in other European countries. We have reported previously on data which shows the cost of providing medical benefits is increasing in double digits globally. Though Europe is starting to see cost increases stabilise. According to a report from Towers Watson, the [...]
As an American mother living in the UK, I am thankful for the great British institution that is the National Health Service (NHS). Over the past 10 years I have only had 1 bad experience worth speaking of. All 3 of my children were born in Britain and I find healthcare for families and young [...]
Wait times are the boogeyman of public health systems all over the world. They cut to the very heart of the debate over costs versus access to care. Hardly a week goes by where we don’t see a story on the world’s ever-lengthening patient queues (and trust us, we make it our business to keep [...]
British expats are up in arms over new rules preventing them from receiving free NHS treatment. The new regulations, designed to curb expat “medical tourism,” forbid free treatment to UK pensioners who have lived abroad for six months or more. That means no matter how much an expat has paid in taxes over his lifetime, [...]
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