Growth in PMI income for 1997

Healthcare Market News (News) May 1998Within the last month, BUPA, Guardian Royal Exchange, Legal & General, Norwich Union Healthcare, Western Provident Association (WPA) and...

New strategy for NHS dentistry

Healthcare Market News (News) May 1998Health Minister Alan Milburn has announced that the government is to unveil a new strategy for NHS Dentistry later...

DoH denies consultant witch hunt

Healthcare Market News (News) May 1998The Department of Health (DoH) has denied that it is about to embark on a 'naming and shaming' exercise...

Healthcare priorities

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) May 1998The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 21 April 1998 at column 577) what representations have been...

Reasons should be made public in healthcare prioritising

Healthcare Market News (News) May 1998Reasons for choices in healthcare should be made public to allow better understanding on the part of the public...

PPP launches employee absence policy

Healthcare Market News (News) May 1998PPP Healthcare has launched a new product, Back to Health, specifically targeted at employees who need medical treatment so...

Recruitment and retention

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) May 1998The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 28 April at column 117) what action is being taken...

Psychiatrists call for more community-based facilities

Two papers in the April issue of the Psychiatric Bulletin highlight the unmet needs of homeless mentally ill in the UK. An editorial by...

Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health and King’s Fund launch initiative for London’s mental health

A new initiative worth £2m has been launched with the aim of improving mental health services in areas with some of the highest social...

GP consortium boundaries

The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 23 March 1998 at column 47) what mechanisms the department will use to implement the...