Treatment units 'faster than NHS'
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Fast-track surgery centres are treating people up to eight times quicker than other NHS providers, a government report says.
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NEW YORK  - New research suggests that roughly one in four potential stroke patients are directed away from emergency treatment by hospital operators, which is concerning given the well-established link between expeditious treatment of stroke and improved outcomes.
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Emergencies responded to quickly beat targets but concern remains over  patients waiting to be taken to A&E.
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A US health analyst says the NHS is close to becoming the best healthcare system in the world.
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A new analysis finds that clinical trials of breast-cancer treatments by drugmakers show positive results far more often than non-industry trials. Why the difference?
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The UK spends more per person on treating heart disease than any other country in Europe, figures show.
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Thousands of intensive care patients are set to benefit from a drug which has been recommended to NHS doctors.
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GPs are providing more and better services to patients, performance figures suggest.
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Cancer care across England is poorly coordinated, funding varies widely from one area to another and doctors are not referring patients for treatment quickly enough, a parliamentary report said Wednesday.
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A study reveals most doctors do not believe changes to out-of-hours services have improved patient care.
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Government regulators now look to approve as quickly as possible medicines whose benefits exceed their risks.
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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- The national hand-wringing over rapidly rising health-care costs generally ignores one point that at least some people find hard to miss: Many patients are getting much better results for their money than they did in the past.
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Patients will gain a better service from their local pharmacist as Government plans for a more flexible, modernised service moved a step further towards implementation, Health Minister Rosie Winterton announced today.
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Â· Number of people treated almost doubles Â· Focus on heroin and crack 'should be reviewed'
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The new computer system being installed by the NHS is set to cost taxpayers at least Â£15bn over the next 10 years - more than the total investment in the Channel Tunnel.
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By Hanah Cho, The Baltimore Sun  Sep. 17--At St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, heart attack patients are receiving faster treatment.
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The UK has seen the fastest rise in antidepressant prescribing to young people, a study of nine countries finds.