Next wave of teaching PCTs announced

Healthcare Market News (News) March 2002The Department of Health (DoH) has confirmed the next wave of Teaching Primary Care Trusts (PCTs). The eight schemes,...

Physicians morale reaches all time low

Healthcare Market News (News) March 2002Over half of consultant physicians treating emergency patients do not have high job satisfaction. 17% of respondents to a...

Private beds

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) March 2002The Secretary of State for Health was asked (25 January 2002: Column: 1120W) how many private beds have been...

Milton Keynes mental health day services

Milton Keynes Council is inviting tenders for the provision of mental health day services. These will form part of the continuum of care from...

New ‘relative values scale’ could breach Competition Act

Healthcare Market News (News) March 2002A group of major PMI providers has had plans to introduce a new schedule of relative values for surgical...

Private hospitals

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) March 2002The Secretary of State for Health was asked (29 January 2002: Column: 285W) what percentage of private hospitals have...

Southern Cross gains controlling share of Trinity

Southern Cross has gained control of Trinity Plc after valid acceptances of the offers were received in respect of 4.4m Trinity ordinary shares and...

BMA calls for immediate integration of inspection bodies

Healthcare Market News (News) March 2002The British Medical Association (BMA) is calling on the government to merge the inspection bodies for private and NHS...

Healthcall signs partnership agreement to deliver out-of-hours care

Healthcare Market News (Company News) March 2002Healthcall has reached an agreement with Easington Primary Care Group to provide improved services in the Peterlee area....

Mental health grant allocated

The Department of Health has issued local authorities with guidance setting out the allocations and conditions of the Mental Health Grant 2002/03. The £154.4m...