Agency nurses

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) December 2004Dr Julian Lewis asked (15 November 2004: Column 1149W) how many agency temporary staff have been working for the...

NHS head claims record success on waiting lists

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2004NHS waiting lists have fallen by over a third since 1998, NHS chief executive Sir Nigel Crisp has reported.Sir...

Craegmoor expands Yorkshire secure services

Healthcare Market News (Mental Health) December 2004Craegmoor Healthcare has added a third unit to its Willows Care Centre in Keighley in Yorkshire.The new low...

Netcare

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) December 2004Tim Loughton asked (17 November 2004: Column 1685W) how many operations have been carried out and have been contracted...

Contract negotiations break down

Healthcare Market News (Dentistry) December 2004Negotiations on the new dentists contract, due for implementation in October 2005, have broken down. The British Dental Association...

Choose and book

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) December 2004Tim Loughton asked (17 November 2004: Column 1669W) what estimate has been made of the likely take-up of the...

NTA launches review of drug treatment services

Healthcare Market News (Mental Health) December 2004The National Treatment Agency has launched a review of framework for drug abuse treatment delivery. The consultation, which...

Patient choice

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) December 2004Paul Burstow asked (15 November 2004: Column 1173W) what assessment has been made by the Department of Health (DH)...

NHS targeting overseas dentists

Healthcare Market News (Dentistry) December 2004Moves designed to increase the number of dentists working in the UK have been hailed as a success by...

Kingston PFI deal reaches financial close

Healthcare Market News (Public Private Partnerships) December 2004Kingston Hospital NHS Trust and the Prime Health Consortium have reached financial close on the PFI development...