CHAI shadow chief inspector announced

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) March 2003Dr Peter Homa has been appointed shadow chief inspector of the Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection (CHAI) to...

Government claims further progress on long waiting times

Healthcare Market News (News) March 2003The number of long waits for NHS treatment continued to fall in January, according to figures released by the...

Internet medical companies

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) March 2003David Drew asked the Secretary of State for Health (25 February 2003: Column 532W) what controls he has introduced...

Think tank recommends compulsory health insurance

Healthcare Market News (News) March 2003A cross-party group of health professionals, academics, journalists and other prominent figures has recommended a radical set of NHS...

Foundation hospitals

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) February 2003Frank Dobson asked the Secretary of State for Health (17 Dec 2002: Column 784W) if hospital trusts with deficits...

DoH announces record spending on training

Healthcare Market News (News) March 2003The Department of Health (DoH) has announced that it will spend a record £3.4bn on training over the next...

NHS Treatment (Europe)

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) March 2003Tim Loughton asked the Secretary of State for Health (25 February 2003: Column 536W) if he will list the...

Negotiators reach agreement on new GP contract

Healthcare Market News (News) March 2003The British Medical Association (BMA) and the NHS Confederation have agreed the terms of the new GP contract after...

£6m to improve access to NHS dentistry in Scotland

Healthcare Market News (Dentistry) March 2003A £6m package of measures to improve access to NHS dental treatment and modernise dental practices in Scotland was...

Smaller hospitals to take on bigger role in NHS

Healthcare Market News (News) March 2003The DoH has issued guidance aimed at the development of smaller hospitals. Despite the widely held view that larger...