Doctors anxious over implications of patient choice

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2004Hospitals that do not attract patients in sufficient numbers could go bankrupt when the government's full programme of patient...

GP services

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) December 2004Anna McIntosh asked (17 November 2004: Column 1675W) what provision has been made to ensure that there is sufficient...

Consultants satisfied with new contract

Healthcare Market News (News) November 2004Two-thirds of consultants on the new consultants' contract are satisfied with their new terms and conditions, according to the...

First attempt to measure NHS productivity shows decline since 1995

Healthcare Market News (News) November 2004Health Secretary John Reid has dismissed official figures showing a decline in NHS productivity since 1997 as 'absurd'. Reid...

Public cynical over success of increased NHS funding

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) November 2004Only 50% of the general public believe increased funding in the NHS will lead to improvements in services,...

New obesity treatment programme

Healthcare Market News (News) November 2004BMI Hospitals is offering a new obesity treatment programme at six of its hospitals. The Healthier Weight Centres, located...

Doctors join business pressure group

Healthcare Market News (News) November 2004The Independent Doctors Forum (IDF) has joined business pressure group, the Forum of Private Business (FRB). The organisation represents...

Independent providers to run NHS walk-in centres

Healthcare Market News (News) November 2004The Department of Health (DH) has invited expressions of interest from independent healthcare providers to run a new wave...

National Tariff prices fall despite inflationary uplift

Healthcare Market News (News) November 2004The Department of Health (DH) has announced that National Tariff rates for 2005/06 will be based on 2003/04 NHS...

NHS Professionals invoices

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) November 2004Archie Norman (Con) asked the Secretary of State for Health (26 October 2004: column 1200W) what the total value...