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Swiss Life enhances critical illness benefits
Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) November 2001Swiss Life has added a number of enhancements to its group critical illness plans including an increase in...
DoH announces new LIFT schemes
Healthcare Market News (News) November 2001Private investment in GPs surgeries will form part of a £55 million package to improve primary care premises in...
Kirklees
A specialist unit offering an alternative to residential care for older people has been set up by Kirklees council. The Westmoor House Rehabilitation Team,...
Government takes action on public sector fraud
Healthcare Market News (News) November 2001A new profession to tackle fraud in the NHS and across the public sector has been announced by Health...
NHS too large to run centrally says study group
Healthcare Market News (News) November 2001The Institute of Directors has called for decentralisation of healthcare provision by the NHS. An independent study group chaired...
New pilots schemes offer pre-retirement health checks
Healthcare Market News (News) November 2001Five further pilot schemes offering health checks for people retiring from work have been announced by Health Minister, Lord...
Private Medicine (VAT)
Healthcare Market News (Parliament) November 2001The Chancellor of the Exchequer was asked (15 Oct 2001: Column: 857W) how much VAT was raised at current...
Available treatment is not being used
Nearly two-thirds of people with a known mental disorder never seek help from a health professional, says the World Health Organisation (WHO). Around 450...
Kent looks to continent for nursing care
A severe shortage of nursing home beds in Kent has lead the council to explore the possibility of placing elderly people in homes on...
Croydon service for elderly
Croydon County Council, in partnership with Age Concern Croydon, has launched a scheme to assist older people access the services available to them. The...
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