BMA warns doctors on BAMS pay offer

Healthcare Market News (News) April 1999The British Medical Association (BMA) has reacted sceptically to reports that SEMA and Nestor Disability Analysis (NDA) are to...

ABPI proposes NICE alternative

Healthcare Market News (News) April 1999The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) has put forward an alternative approach to the National Institute for...

PMI hit by Budget tax increases

Healthcare Market News (News) March 1999Private medical insurers have been hit by two tax increases on PMI, announced by Chancellor Gordon Brown in the...

Inquiry on regulation commences

Healthcare Market News (News) March 1999The Health Select Committee of the House of Commons has commenced taking oral evidence as part of its inquiry...

Health Committee calls for end to reliance on agency staff

Healthcare Market News (News) March 1999The Health Select Committee of the House of Commons has criticised the reliance of the NHS on agency and...

Residential and nursing homes

The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 2 March 1999 at column 678) to list those local authorities which no longer directly...

PPP Network reaches London

Healthcare Market News (News) March 1999PPP Healthcare has released details of the hospitals to be included in its preferred provider network in Central London....

Dental services

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) March 1999The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 2 March 1999 at column 672) what is the average...

Norwich Union reaches agreement with BUPA

Healthcare Market News (News) March 1999Norwich Union Healthcare has reached agreement with BUPA Hospitals after threatening to make a formal complaint about the latter's...

PPP primary care sites launched

Healthcare Market News (News) March 1999PPP Healthcare has announced the locations of the trial sites of its new private primary care service (HMN Volume...