NHS alliance calls for NHS independence

Healthcare Market News (News) March 2000The NHS Alliance, representing two-thirds of primary care groups in England, has published a discussion document, Implementing the Vision,...

Nursing care

The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 2 March at column 409W) firstly if nursing care funded by the government for those...

Further increase in waiting lists

Healthcare Market News (News) March 2000The government was forced to announce yet another rise in waiting lists this month, relating to the period from...

BUPA physiotherapy deal

Healthcare Market News (News) March 2000BUPA has signed a contract with Health Partners Ltd to promote physiotherapy services to football clubs. Health Partners Ltd...

New Victoria completes refurbishment

Healthcare Market News (News) February 2000The New Victoria Hospital, in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, is shortly due to complete a three year programme of...

Medical Assessments

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) February 2000The Secretary of State for Social Security was asked (Hansard 27 January at column 253W) how many medically qualified...

First nurse consultant posts

Healthcare Market News (News) February 2000 The Secretary of State for Health Alan Milburn has announced that 141 new nurse consultant posts...

New CT scanner

Healthcare Market News (News) February 2000BUPA Hospital Manchester has purchased a new £400,000 CT scanner, which cuts average patient scan times from 45 minutes...

NHS Consultants (Private Practice)

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) February 2000The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 1 February at column 566W) what assessment he has made...

New company formed to handle billing and claims

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) February 2000A new company has been established to further enable widespread use of electronic data interchange (EDI) throughout the...