MIA claims success for charity insurance package

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) April 1998The Medical Insurance Agency (MIA) has declared its new insurance policy - Embrace - which is designed specifically...

Pilots launched to test 24-hour telephone advice line

Healthcare Market News (News) April 1998Three telephone health advice lines known as NHS Direct, offering callers the opportunity to consult trained nurses round-the-clock for...

Medical awareness package for BUPA

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) April 1998Sanderson CBT, a provider of multimedia training and simulations, has announced that it has developed a medical awareness...

NHS chief executive earnings

Healthcare Market News (News) March 1998Current median earnings of NHS trust chief executives are around £68,300, according to estimates by Pay & Workforce Research...

Infertility services

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) March 1998The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 19 January 1998 at column 394) what guidance has been...

Cosmetic surgery

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) March 1998The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 29 January 1998 at column 352) how many cosmetic surgery...

Consolidation predicted in PMI market

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) March 1998The takeover of PPP healthcare by Guardian Royal Exchange combines one of the traditional medical insurance sector leaders...

District nurses

The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 23 January 1998 at column 724) what action is being taken to increase the provision...

Equity of service

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) March 1998The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 9 February 1998 at column 58) what steps are being...

Prime Health extends helpline to company schemes

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) March 1998Prime Health has announced that it is extending its helpline service to corporate customers. The new service came...