Consultants (merit payments)

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) March 1998The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 17 February 1998 at column 551) whether the government will...

Legal & General expands on medical guide

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) March 1998Legal & General Healthcare has launched its second set of six medical cards designed to create a better...

Call for independent inspectorate

Healthcare Market News (News) March 1998The statutory inspection of private hospitals should be undertaken by an independent body not itself involved in the provision...

NHS trust mergers

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) March 1998The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 18 February at column 711) whether a statement will be...

Clinicare claims 50% growth in 1997

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) March 1998Clinicare is claiming a 50% growth in group membership over the course of 1997, against average sector growth...

Nuffield to build hospital in NHS grounds

Healthcare Market News (News) March 1998Nuffield Hospitals is to build a new hospital in the grounds of the Castle Hill Hospital in Hull, owned...

BCWA advertising campaign

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) March 1998BCWA Healthcare is launching a spring advertising campaign in national daily and Sunday newspapers. The aim is to...

Secure mental health units

The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 25 February 1998 at column 262) how many secure mental health units there are in...

A further 50,000 join NHS waiting lists

Healthcare Market News (News) March 1998The Department of Health has published provisional waiting list figures relating to 31 December 1997 which show the number...

Long term care – Scotland

The Secretary of State for Scotland was asked (Hansard 29 January 1998 at column 362) what assessment has been made of the yearly cost...