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A draft bill on adult care and support in England has been announced in the Queen’s speech. The issue of how care is to be paid for, however, remains unclear. The Department of Health said the draft bill will help people “plan, prepare and make informed choices about their care” by setting out what support [...] The number of men diagnosed with cancer in the UK in a year has risen above 40,000 for the first time, according to figures published today by Cancer Research UK. In 2009, approximately 40,800 men were diagnosed with prostate cancer, a figure which has risen from 14,000 since 1989. Dont forget your health However, Cancer [...] The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has today turned down two drugs for the treatment of breast cancer. In its final draft guidance, NICE does not recommend lapatinib (Tyverb) or trastuzumab (Herceptin) with a type of hormone therapy called aromatase inhibitors for a particular type and stage of breast [...] The Patients Association is calling for the Government to take action to cut NHS waiting times after research by the body revealed a 6% increase in waiting times last year. NHS Rationing A Freedom of Information request from the Patients Association to NHS Acute Trusts in England revealed that waiting times [...] Cancer Research UK figures signal warning for females Rates of lung cancer in women are continuing to rise, according to figures released by Cancer Research UK. The charity said today that more than 18,000 UK women were diagnosed with the disease in 2009. Rates of the disease have risen to 39.3 for every 100,000 UK [...] Mercer research reveals most employers across Europe still offering benefit choices Companies across Europe are pressing ahead with flexible employee benefit schemes despite the challenging economic environment, reveals research from Mercer. A survey of 516 firms across 12 European countries carried out by the employee benefit consultancy shows that over 60% of respondents [...] Almost one in six retired people have become more worried about their health since giving up work Intermediaries are seeing growing concerns about ill health in retirement among their clients, according to MetLife. Old age and ill health Research carried out by the provider shows that 57% of retired people have become more worried about [...] Well over a quarter of a million people are claiming state sickness benefit because of mental and behavioural disorders it was claimed today. Research carried out by Legal & General, using Department of Work and Pensions statistics, suggests that 260,000 people are claiming Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) for those reasons, [...] Bosses at Britain’s small businesses are risking their own health as they battle staff absence to stay afloat. In fact, four in ten (40%) heads of small companies continue to work from their sick beds when ill, rather than take time off to recover because there is nobody else to pick up their [...] Mental health issues are behind a significant rise in claims in group income protection (GIP) schemes, according to an analysis of its own data by Legal & General. Almost a third (31%) of GIP claims received by L&G since 2000 were for mental health issues. The rate has risen by 6% since [...] |
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