Health Care News

Arena Digest: The politics of health care By POLITICO STAFF 10/19/09 4:47 AM EDT POLITICO's Arena contributers discuss the endgame to Obama's push for health care reform. ...

Nurses 'too busy to care for patients' Patient care is being neglected at least once a week due to a shortage of available nurses, according to four out of 10 members of the Royal College of ...

Health care bill makes Sen. Roland Burris relevant WASHINGTON — For Democrats determined to get a health care bill, Sen. Roland Burris is like the house guest who couldn't be refused, won't soon be leaving ...

NHS should care for those in custody In one study, a third of detainees were found to have no regular access to primary care although 40% had previous medical conditions. ...

The National Women's Council says the Government's failure to provide paid paternity leave is one of the reasons why the vast majority of care work is still ...

Adviser: Obama waits on finished health care bill WASHINGTON — The White House is waiting for Congress to settle on a final health care bill, even though President Barack Obama has a clear preference in ...

Child care costs economy 'millions' Experts have told the programme that spending on child care needs to become an urgent priority. BBC reporter and new mum Suzanne Allan investigated. ...

Shadow health minister on hospital care Shadow health minister Mark Simmonds on the news that almost half of English hospitals are failing to meet core standards of care , despite a decade of ...