NHS & Private

Compare private and NHS healthcare, understand when to use each, and coordinate between the two systems.

Difference Between NHS and Private Health Services

The differences between private health services and NHS services are varied. The actual care you receive from staff should remain indifferent as any health p...

Does Private Health Encourage Social Inequality?

This is a very good question and one that has been asked several times by many groups of people. The British people are traditionally very proud of the NHS s...

My Private Allergy Test Showed I Was Allergic to Gluten

Jake, a tall and gangly 15-year old is looking fed up because his friends have gone off to the cinema and MacDonald’s and he is sick of being the odd one o...

NHS Patient Treatments in the Private Sector

Although it remains predominantly private patients that are treated in private hospitals, there are now times when patients that are funded by the NHS may be...

NHS to Work More With Private Healthcare

The global recession that began to really bite hard in the latter months of 2008 is continuing into 2009 with no sign that it will be over very soon. With un...

Paying for Cancer Drugs No Longer Means NHS Exclusion

Controversy has surrounded the decisions made by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) since it was set up in 2000. This government body is r...

Private Health in NHS Hospitals

Most people assume that if they are a private patient they will be treated in a private hospital but in fact some private work is carried out in the NHS sett...

Private or NHS Treatment in an Emergency

The NHS copes with several emergencies on a daily basis occurring in most hospitals, these emergency patients may enter through accident and emergency depart...

The Benefit of the Private Sector to the NHS

There are a vast number of reasons why someone may opt to receive their treatment in a private hospital or clinic; these reasons may include the location and...