Healthcare in Britain is being transformed by new initiatives and new investment. Find out more by watching the films below
Concentrating on Cancer
Watch our new films on cancer care
Cancer will touch most of our lives at some point. One in three people in England will develop the disease and it will kill one in four.
Watch our films, including an exclusive from the Prime Minister, on the changes that are taking place in cancer care.
Tomorrow’s nightingales explore an alternative route into nursing
The recruitment of new nurses and healthcare staff is an essential priority for the NHS but conventional training suffers from high dropout rates.
The Government now funds practical alternatives that widen access to nursing, physiotherapy, radiography, pathology and social services.
- Tomorrow’s nightingales - Realplayer
- Tomorrow’s nightingales - Windows media player
- Tomorrow’s nightingales - Transcript
Healthcare all day, every day, with NHS Direct
NHS Direct operates a 24-hour nurse advice and health information service for England and Wales. NHS Direct works hand in hand with other healthcare services provided by the NHS.
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London Heart Hospital back in public ownership
Waiting times for heart surgery fell after the NHS bought a private hospital in London.
Home to Britain’s first heart transplant, the London Heart Hospital is now back in public ownership - at nearly half the price of building a similar unit from scratch.
- London Heart Hospital - Realplayer
- London Heart Hospital - Windows media player
- London Heart Hospital - Transcript
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