Private MRI provision for NHS hospital

Healthcare Market News (News) November 1998Secretary of State for Health Frank Dobson was present at the official opening last month of a new MRI...

National Institute for Clinical Excellence

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) November 1998The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 19 October 1998 at column 984) how the National Institute...

League tables reveal cost differences between NHS hospitals

Healthcare Market News (News) November 1998The government has this month published hospital league tables which, for the first time, compare the costs of operations...

New MRI unit for Princess Grace Hospital

Healthcare Market News (News) November 1998A new MRI unit was opened this month at the Princess Grace Hospital in Central London. The 1.5 Tesla...

Patients’ views to be taken into account

Healthcare Market News (News) November 1998A package of measures to boost public involvement in the NHS will be a vital driver to improve standards...

Revised medical workforce statistics

Healthcare Market News (News) November 1998The Department of Health (DoH) has released revised figures on the number of medical and dental staff in the...

Waiting lists fall

Healthcare Market News (News) November 1998The total number of patients waiting to be admitted to NHS hospitals in England fell by 29,100 (2.3%) between...

BCWA offers private healthcare to schools

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) November 1998BCWA Healthcare has launched a new product offering children at independent schools private medical insurance.The BCWA schools scheme...

Sussex Private Hospital purchased

Healthcare Market News (News) November 1998Paydens Ltd, which currently owns The Eastbourne Clinic, has announced that it has acquired the Sussex Private Hospital in...

DoH to fund drug research

Healthcare Market News (News) November 1998The Department of Health (DoH) is proposing to fund a programme of research on drug misuse, allocating a total...