Improved coordination of specialised services called for

Healthcare Market News (News) December 1997Health authorities need more central support and stronger local alliances to make sure that patients are getting the specialised...

Private Finance Initiative

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) December 1997The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 11 November at column 543) what progress is being made...

Abbey National enters PMI market

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) December 1997Abbey National, the UK's fifth largest bank, has launched a private medical insurance scheme, offering two options to...

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...

Reducing the cost of schizophrenia

The cost of treating patients suffering from schizophrenia accounts currently accounts for 2.8% of total NHS expenditure and total direct and indirect costs of...

Healthy eating can lessen risk of Alzheimer’s

The results of latest research carried out by St George's Hospital Medical School in London, funded by Research into Ageing, suggest that high blood...

Nursing Homes

The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 12 November at column 595) if plans for all inspection reports for nursing homes to...

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...