Minister claims waiting times are falling across the board

Healthcare Market News (News) August 2002Health Minister John Hutton said that figures released in June were further evidence that waiting times were falling across...

EU directive on overseas staff raises concern

Healthcare Market News (News) August 2002Health and social care organisations have joined forces in protest against a draft European Union (EU) directive concerning the...

Employee wellbeing scheme

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) August 2002Legal & General has launched a new employee wellbeing scheme for corporate subscribers. The Steps to Health programme...

BUPA head of brand management

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) August 2002BUPA has appointed Harriet de Swiet as head of brand management. De Swiet worked for Unilever and British Airways...

NHS fails to meet call handling targets

Healthcare Market News (News) August 2002Callers to NHS Direct are still waiting too long to speak to a nurse, despite the scheme's successful introduction...

High secure hospitals

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) August 2002The Secretary of State for Health was asked (15 July 2002: Column 124W) how many patients have moved from...

HSF cash plans for Jersey

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) August 2002Health cash plan provider the Hospital Saturday Fund (HSF) has chosen Jersey-based insurance broker George Tindall Insurance Services...

Proposals could change face of NHS dentistry

Healthcare Market News (Dentistry) August 2002Dentists could become salaried NHS employees under proposals contained in a new report published by the Department of Health...

DTI issues consultation on controversial European staffing directive

Healthcare Market News (News) August 2002UK staffing agencies could face an annual bill of £194m and a one off administration cost of between £1.4m...

Privately funded operations

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) August 2002The Secretary of State for Health was asked (16 July 2002: Column 203W) if he will make it his...