Third report from Medical Workforce Standing Advisory Committee published

Healthcare Market News (News) December 1997The Department of Health has published the third report of the Medical Workforce Standing Advisory Committee (MWSAC) on their...

Hospital waiting lists

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) December 1997The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 24 November at column 426) what plans there are to...

BUPA intermediary training

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) December 1997BUPA has launched an interactive computer-based training programme as the centrepiece of an education programme for its HealthSelect...

Future lies with managed care

Healthcare Market News (News) December 1997A new report published by The Economist Intelligence Unit argues that managed care remains the best way of controlling...

Prime Health pledges support for intermediaries

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) December 1997Prime Health, the fourth largest private medical insurer has also pledged its support for intermediaries this month with...

NHS Trusts move away from PRP

Healthcare Market News (News) December 1997A recently published survey of pay awards for senior managers in the NHS shows that trusts in England are...

PPP launches insurance business in Middle East

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) December 1997PPP Healthcare has launched a medical insurance business in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. The company has formed an...

NHS secrecy to be ‘swept aside’

Healthcare Market News (News) December 1997NHS bodies can no longer withhold information from other parts of the NHS by claiming it is 'commercial in...

BCWA launch in Channel Islands

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) December 1997BCWA Healthcare has introduced a new level of private medical insurance in the Channel Islands with the launch...

GP Fundholding and the private sector

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) December 1997The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 11 November at column 542) how many patients were referred...