NHS expenditure in Scotland

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) August 1998The Secretary of State for Scotland was asked (Hansard 13 July 1998 at column 65) what estimate has been...

Prime Health offers company travel cover

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) August 1998Prime Health has launched a new worldwide travel insurance add-on to complement its company Primecare and Primecare Supersaver...

Ruling prompts call for review of law

The House of Lords has overturned a Court of Appeal ruling that hospitals and nursing homes should not be allowed to detain vulnerable patients...

Mental health

The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 29 June 1998 at column 40) which of the components of the NHS will make...

Arcadia in hands of receivers

The Arcadia Healthcare plc group of homes has gone into voluntary receivership. The group owned eight homes with 450 beds and had a total...

Free eye tests

The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 19 June 1998 at column 338) to estimate the cost of providing free sight tests...

Medicines Control Agency issues statement on Viagra sales

Healthcare Market News (News) July 1998The Medicines Control Agency (MCA) has issued a statement to clarify the legal position on the sale and supply...

Private hospitals (business rates)

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) July 1998The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions was asked (Hansard 23 June 1998 at column...

Employment prospects buoyant

Healthcare Market News (News) July 1998Manpower's survey of employment prospects for the third quarter of 1998 reports that prospects for private healthcare are positive...

Missed appointments

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) July 1998The government was asked (House of Lords Hansard 11 June 1998 at column 1146) in how many cases a...