MPs cautious of government’s policy on private sector

Healthcare Market News (News) June 2002The Health Select Committee has cautioned against long-term use of independent hospital capacity to treat NHS patients. In its...

NHS patients (treatment abroad)

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) June 2002The Secretary of State for Health was asked (19 April 2002: Column: 1219W) how many patients received treatment abroad...

Mind prescribing protocol

Healthcare Market News (News) June 2002Mental health charity, Mind, has launched an initiative to promote discussion between GPs and patients on the treatment of...

Hospice support service costs to be met by NHS

Healthcare Market News (News) June 2002The NHS is to meet the support service costs of hospice patients. Under new measures outlined by Public Health...

Private sector (statistics)

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) June 2002The Secretary of State for Health was asked (29 April 2002: Column: 634W) how many day cases have been...

Cygnet profits leap

Healthcare Market News (Company News) June 2002Further evidence of the strength of demand in the psychiatric sector came last month with Cygnet Healthcare's results...

Private providers unwilling to take on failing NHS trusts

Healthcare Market News (News) June 2002Private healthcare providers are unlikely to take up the government's invitation to take over the management of under-performing NHS...

Healthcall develops new facilities in Essex and Norwich

Healthcare Market News (Company News) June 2002Out-of-hours primary care provider Healthcall, now owned by Nestor Healthcare, has opened new premises in Essex and Norwich.The...

DMU professor heads up GP leadership programme

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) June 2002Aly Rashid, professor of primary care at De Montfort University in Leicester, has been appointed director of the Royal...

NHS productivity falls

Healthcare Market News (News) June 2002Productivity in the NHS fell between 1995 and 2000, according to figures published by the Office for National Statistics...