Mental health services fail to offer choice

Healthcare Market News (Mental Health) July 2003Mental health services are failing users, with patients not being offered an adequate choice of treatment options, according...

Private enterprise stranglehold on NHS

Healthcare Market News (News) July 2003Unison has called on the government to limit private enterprise's role in the NHS, after revealing that more than...

‘Creeping charges’ blighting NHS

Healthcare Market News (News) July 2003'Creeping charges' for NHS care are hitting the most vulnerable members of society, a consumer organisation has warned.Charges such...

Clampdown on private overseas nurses?

Healthcare Market News (News) July 2003Ethical guidelines designed to prevent the NHS from poaching nurses from developing countries should be extended to the independent...

Cosmetic surgery faces tougher scrutiny

Healthcare Market News (News) July 2003The government has called for a thorough review of the cosmetic surgery sector after research has revealed many smaller...

Cosmetic surgeons should screen patients for mental illness

Healthcare Market News (News) July 2003Cosmetic surgeons should screen their patients to filter out those suffering from body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), according to a...

BUPA steps up Wellness sales effort

Healthcare Market News (News) July 2003BUPA has opened a new BUPA Wellness Centre in Milton Keynes. The centre, at the Blackberry Clinic, Walnut Tree,...

Voters happy to pay for PMI if tax is cut

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) July 2003Voters would be tempted to pay for private health insurance if it guarantees them fast access to improved...

Consumer watchdog slams NHS Direct

Healthcare Market News (News) July 2003A consumer watchdog has claimed that patients calling the NHS Direct telephone helpline are being put at risk by...

PMI complaints on the increase

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) July 2003The number of consumer complaints made to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FSO) regarding private medical insurance (PMI) rose...