Doctors fork out £5 million to fight private rivals due to Government health ...

Doctors fork out £5 million to fight private rivals due to Government health... Sandwell and West Birmingham CCG paid £503,310 in legal costs, Nene CCG in Northamptonshire spent £330,000, West Cheshire CCG £176,544 and East Leicestershire and Rutland CCG £129,069. Others with high legal bills include Southern Derbyshire ... The Daily Mirror

Migrants to face NHS care charges

Migrants to face NHS care charges Migrants are to face new charges for some NHS services in England, ministers say, but GP consultations will remain free. BBC News

See also:

• Press release: Extended NHS charging for visitors and migrants Department of Health
• RCGP comment on Government plans for visitor and migrant NHS access Royal College of General Practitioners
• Migrants will be charged by A&E: Foreigners who have emergency treatment will be billed in clampdown on health tourism The Daily Mail
• Tourists and migrants to be charged to use NHS emergency services The Guardian
• Migrants can see GPs for free, despite promise of crackdown The Daily Telegraph 
• Migrants will have to pay at A&E – and all patients will have to prove they are not foreigners to get free NHS treatment The Independent

Was 2013 the NHS's annus horriblis?

Was 2013 the NHS's annus horriblis? Nick Triggle on whether 2013 was NHS's annus horriblis. BBC News

Growing exodus of A&E doctors to Australia adds to strain on NHS

Growing exodus of A&E doctors to Australia adds to strain on NHS College of Emergency Medicine says NHS cannot afford to lose so much talent at a time of understaffing in A&E units.

8,000 people get tummy tucks on NHS

8,000 people get tummy tucks on NHS NHS offers 'tummy tucks' to 8,000 people at an estimated cost of £50m amid concerns taxpayers' money is being wasted. The Daily Telegraph

Exclusive: Action on implants - Government to implement cosmetic surgery controls

Exclusive: Action on implants - Government to implement cosmetic surgery controls

Every woman who undergoes a breast implant operation will have the procedure logged on a national register, to help prevent a repeat of the cosmetic surgery scandal which affected tens of thousands in the UK and 400,000 worldwide, The Independent on Sunday reveals.

See also:

• Breast implants to be registered BBC News
• Breast implant register for UK in the wake of the PIP scandal The Guardian
• National register for breast implant operations The Daily Telegraph