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...

Second wave of Primary Care Act pilots

Healthcare Market News (News) July 1998The government is inviting bids for the second wave of Primary Care Act pilots which will begin on 1...

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...

PFI hospital for Greenwich

Healthcare Market News (News) July 1998Health Secretary Frank Dobson announced this month the completion of negotiations to build a new 571 bed NHS hospital...

New care blueprints for NHS cardiac, cancer and mental health care

Healthcare Market News (News) July 1998Frank Dobson, Secretary of State for Health, has announced the appointment of expert groups to draw up care 'blueprints'...

Sunshine could aid recovery

Healthcare Market News (News) July 1998Research undertaken at the University of Alberta in Canada, and published in the Journal of the Royal Society of...

Learning disabled people

The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 5 June 1998 at column 408) what estimate has been made of the number of...

New mental health scheme opens

Family Housing Association has opened a new home for people with mental health problems in Lewisham. Tredown Lodge replaces an existing scheme which was...

Sinclair Montrose

Healthcare Market News (Company News) June 1998Rumours in the market state that Sinclair Montrose is currently in discussions to sell one of its core...

Mental health services

The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 20 May 1998 at column 429) to make a statement on the means by which...