Private Health Care Provision

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) December 2001The Secretary of State for Health was asked (5 Nov 2001: Column: 110W ) what plans he has to...

Private Hospitals

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) December 2001The Secretary of State for Health was asked (16 Nov 2001: Column: 943W) in each of the last five...

Cash injection for heart surgery

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2001The Department of Health (DoH) has unveiled a major programme of investment and reform in cardiac services to in...

Knee Replacement Operations

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) December 2001The Secretary of State for Health was asked (1 Nov 2001: Column: 826W) if he will list the average...

Community Mental Health Staff

The Secretary of State for Health was asked (1 Nov 2001: Column: 818W) how many additional community mental health staff have been employed and...

Milburn extends power for front-line nurses

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2001Ward sisters and charge nurses will be given control over ward staffing budgets as part of the government's drive...

West Midlands gets additional £6.8m to buy from private sector

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2001The West Midlands has been allocated £9m from the government's £100m emergency care strategy funding announced by Secretary of...

Private Sector Concordat

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) December 2001The Secretary of State for Health was asked (1 Nov 2001: Column: 826W) what proportion of patients treated under...

PFI schemes get the go-ahead

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2001Agreement has been reached with UNISON on the terms under which three Private Finance Initiative pilots at Queen Mary's...

More scope for dental therapists

Healthcare Market News (Dentistry) December 2001From next year dental therapists will be able to work in all fields of dentistry. Under plans set out...