PCT says no to private treatment centre

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Healthcare Market News (News) December 2003The government's independent sector treatment centre (ISTC) programme ran into embarrassing difficulties last month, when non-executive members of South...

Shadow ministers announced

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New Conservative party leader Michael Howard has appointed Tim Yeo as shadow secretary of state for public services, health and education. The former trade...

Scottish waiting times figures

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Healthcare Market News (News) December 2003The Scottish Executive has released waiting times figures for the quarter ending 30 September 2003. They show that despite...

Standard Life choice survey

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Healthcare Market News (News) December 2003Patients are demanding more information, choice and control over their healthcare than ever before, according to new research published...

Treatment centre provider Afrox to be sold

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Healthcare Market News (Company News) December 2003Afrox Healthcare Ltd, the South African private hospital operator selected by the Department of Health to run new...

Mental Health detention figures

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New figures on the number of patients formally detained under English mental health legislation have been released by the Department of Health (DoH). The...

New shadow health secretary

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Healthcare Market News (Personnel) December 2003Tim Yeo has been named as shadow health and education secretary, following a decision by new Conservative Party leader...

BUPA ambulatory care centres

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Healthcare Market News (News) December 2003BUPA has opened new ambulatory care centres at its hospitals in Cardiff and Southampton. The new centre in Cardiff...

Government heeds concerns over Mental Health Bill

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Parliament is to scrutinise the Mental Health Bill following weeks of criticism about the content of the legislation. Most recently the NHS Confederation said...

Northern Ireland waiting times fall

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Healthcare Market News (News) December 2003Hospital waiting lists in Northern Ireland have fallen by 6,000 in the past year and are at their lowest...
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