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...

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...

Minister welcomes formation of 480 primary care groups

Healthcare Market News (News) August 1998Around 480 primary care groups - a key part of the government's reform programme for the NHS - have...

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...

BCWA boosts dental plan

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) August 1998BCWA Healthcare has frozen the cost of premiums on its Confident Dental Health Cover, but is increasing many...

Infertility services

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) August 1998The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 10 July 1998 at column 674) when the government expects...

BUPA launches self-pay option

Healthcare Market News (News) August 1998BUPA has set up a central service offering support to patients who wish to pay for their own treatment...