Moratorium on genetic testing

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) May 2001The government is set to legislate following the recommendation by the Human Genetics Commission for an immediate moratorium...

Consultants

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) May 2001The Secretary of State for Health was asked (23 April 2001: Column: 175W) how many hours per week on...

Swedes take Community Hospitals

Healthcare Market News (News) May 2001The long running saga for control of Community Hospitals Group (CHG), owners of 21 UK acute hospitals looks as...

Rapid growth in flexible staffing services

Healthcare Market News (News) May 2001The UK flexible health and care staffing services market, covering nurses agencies, other healthcare staff agencies, doctor deputising, and...

Fewer check ups needed

Healthcare Market News (Dentistry) May 2001The Department of Health (DoH) is considering carrying out studies to see if the intervals between the recall of...

Role of private sector highlighted in manifestos

Healthcare Market News (News) May 2001Both the Labour Party and the Conservative Party have highlighted an expanded role for the independent sector in providing...

NICE appointment

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) May 2001Secretary of State for Health Alan Milburn and the National Assembly for Wales have appointed Mercy Jeyasingham as a...

Review of pay and conditions

Healthcare Market News (Dentistry) May 2001The government has announced a full review of dentists' pay and conditions amid further evidence of a drift towards...

Nuffield Hospitals acquires Bromhead

Healthcare Market News (News) May 2001Nuffield Hospitals has acquired the Bromhead Hospital in Lincoln, subject to completion of the change of ownership requirements with...

Director of NHS leadership centre

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) May 2001Barbara Harris has been appointed director of the NHS Leadership Centre, a central plank in the government's plans for...