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Almost 80% of Britons are worried about the cost of healthcare and many are postponing or cancelling treatment as a result, according to new research.

The government has barely maintained its commitment to protect the NHS budget and increase spending over the next four years.

The proposed increased Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) award limit is ‘not keeping pace'with today's costs, according to the (FOS).

The number of NHS patients waiting six weeks or more for diagnostic tests has leapt by more than 50%.

The coalition government has unveiled its NHS cancer strategy which includes a £60m investment in bowel cancer screening and a commitment to funding 1,200 more specialists.

Bupa is unveiling a new corporate cash plan which starts from £1 per employee, per week.

The NHS could use incentives to help people quit unhealthy habits if proposals from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) are adopted.

Customer service, we are constantly told, is a prime way to differentiate between insurance providers.

The NHS in Scotland could charge patients for services if plans recommended by an influential adviser to the Scottish Parliament finance committee are implemented.

Over half of UK adults are worried they won't be able to afford to look after their health into old age, according to a new report.