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Flat demand for private medical insurance in 1997
Healthcare Market News (News) August 1998The number of people with private medical insurance (PMI) cover in the UK remained stubbornly flat during the course...
Chiropractors to be formally registered
Healthcare Market News (News) August 1998The first Commencement Order to be made under the Chiropractors Act 1994 came into force this month, formally establishing...
Contracts signed for Manchester hospital development programme
Healthcare Market News (News) August 1998Final contracts have been signed allowing for construction work to start shortly on what has been described as the...
Norwich Union extends GP helpline
Healthcare Market News (News) August 1998Norwich Union is extending its GP Helpline service to all PMI customers. The helpline was originally only available to...
AVMA plays down figures on private sector
Healthcare Market News (News) August 1998The Association for Victims of Medical Accidents (AVMA) has sought to distance itself from a report which appeared in...
Nurse pay to increase
Healthcare Market News (News) August 1998Secretary of State for Health Frank Dobson has acknowledged that the salary paid to nurses is deterring many individuals...
Fifteen new Health Action Zones
Healthcare Market News (News) August 1998An additional fifteen Health Action Zones (HAZs) have been set up, bringing the total number to 26, covering a...
Details announced of first nationwide survey of NHS patients
Healthcare Market News (News) August 1998An annual survey gathering the views of patients throughout the UK will be conducted in the autumn. The first...
Consultant award system to be reformed
Healthcare Market News (News) August 1998Health minister Alan Milburn has announced a reform of the NHS consultants distinction awards scheme. The changes will come...
Abortion statistics
Healthcare Market News (News) August 1998The Office for National Statistics has published provisional statistics on legal abortions performed in England and Wales during the...
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