Improvements in cancer care

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2001There has been significant improvement in cancer care since the publication of the NHS Cancer Plan in September 2000,...

PPP launches information service

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) December 2001PPP healthcare has launched a new Pay As You Go Healthcare telephone-based information and guidance service. Developed in...

Extra money to tackle drug misuse

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2001Health authorities will receive an additional £8m this year to invest in long-term drug prevention work. Under new guidelines...

Thousands more NHS patients to be treated in the private sector

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2001The government's commitment to the independent healthcare sector progressed this month at a pace unprecedented since the signing of...

Nearly a fifth of GPs in PMS

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2001Health Minister, John Hutton, has welcomed figures showing that nearly a fifth of GPs now work in Personal Medical...

Cash plan provider calls for higher excess to bring down premiums

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) December 2001A health cash plan provider has called for higher excesses to bring down the cost of PMI premiums....

Cash injection to boost community mental health services

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2001Mental health services across England will receive an extra £75m to implement actions outlined in the NHS Plan. The...

BUPA wins NHS trailblazer

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2001The Department of Health is on the brink of signing a ground-breaking deal with the UK's largest healthcare provider...

New website

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2001Independent healthcare providers will now be able to place details of their bed availability, including location and speciality, on...

Friendly society provides cover for Surrey police

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) December 2001Simplyhealth is providing private medical cover to Surrey Police Force in what is believed to be the first...