Shaw to head patient safety agency

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) August 2001Professor Rory Shaw has been appointed to lead the new National Patient Safety Agency. He is currently medical director...

Decision on GMC reform

Healthcare Market News (News) August 2001The General Medical Council has voted to reform itself. The 104-member council will be reduced to 35 members, with...

Diabetes

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) August 2001The Secretary of State for Health was asked (18 July 2001: at Column: 222W) what measures he proposes to...

Hospital of St John & St Elizabeth

Healthcare Market News (Company News) August 2001The Hospital of St John & St Elizabeth, the 83-bed charity hospital and hospice in London, reports revenues...

Senior consultants join William M Mercer

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) August 2001William M Mercer, the UK's largest provider of independent corporate healthcare services is expanding its UK operations with the...

Conservative thinking on private health

Healthcare Market News (News) August 2001Liam Fox, the shadow health secretary, has said that public health spending must be topped up with private expenditure...

National Institute for Clinical Excellence

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) August 2001The Secretary of State for Health was asked (17 July 2001: at Column: 115W) by what means the National...

BUPA takes on Telegraph scheme

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) August 2001BUPA has won a contract with The Daily Telegraph to provide private medical insurance to members of the...

NHS Confederation loses chief executive

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) August 2001Stephen Thornton, chief executive of the NHS confederation for the past four years, is to leave the organisation to...

Briefing paper published

Healthcare Market News (News) August 2001Newchurch has published a new briefing paper entitled What can the Private Sector do for the NHS. The paper...