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...

Laparoscopic hernia repair leads to faster recovery

Healthcare Market News (News) July 1998A trial undertaken at two London hospitals, reported in the British Medical Journal, has shown that patients undergoing laparoscopic...

Clinicare partnership with BIIBA

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) July 1998The British Insurance and Investment Broker's Association (BIIBA), has named Clinicare as its preferred PMI provider and is...

Government accepts recommendations on medical workforce

Healthcare Market News (News) July 1998The government has announced that it has accepted recommendations made by the Medical Workforce Standing Committee to increase the...

ERC Frankona survey indicates strong performance

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) July 1998The reinsurance company ERC Frankona has this month published the results of its annual survey of group risk...