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Telemedicine service launched
Healthcare Market News (News) July 1998Secretary of State for Wales Ron Davies this month launched what has been described as the UK's first commercial...
Efficiency gains
Healthcare Market News (Parliament) July 1998The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 30 June 1998 at column 171) what estimate the Department...
Rationing by postcode for infertility treatment
Healthcare Market News (News) July 1998Infertility services provided by the NHS are subject to widely varying eligibility criteria resulting in 'rationing by postcode', according...
Changes to BUPA management structure
Healthcare Market News (News) July 1998BUPA has announced it is to change the reporting structure of its various businesses. Under the revised arrangements all...
PCGs need time and money
Healthcare Market News (News) July 1998Primary care groups (PCGs) will not reduce NHS management costs in their first few years, according to a report...
Sussex hospital closes
Healthcare Market News (News) July 1998The Sussex Private Hospital in St Leonards on Sea in East Sussex has announced this month that it is...
£20 billion pledged for the NHS
Healthcare Market News (News) July 1998The government this month announced the outcome of its long-awaited Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR), pledging in excess of £20...
Ineffective purchasing creates problems for NHS.
Healthcare Market News (News) July 1998A report published this month by the Office of Health Economics claims that failures in commissioning are central to...
Silicone gel breast implants present no greater risk
Healthcare Market News (News) July 1998The report of the Independent Review Group (IRG) on Silicone Gel Breast Implants, published this month, concludes that there...
Dobson’s supertanker has turned
Healthcare Market News (News) July 1998Frank Dobson, Secretary of State for Health, announced this month that hospital waiting lists are falling. The government's manifesto...
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