London health adviser

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) July 2000London Mayor Ken Livingstone has appointed Dr Sue Atkinson as his adviser on health. Dr Atkinson is regional director...

Performance indicators show variations

Healthcare Market News (News) July 2000NHS performance indicators published this month show variations in the level of NHS care. The indicators set out NHS...

Primary Health Properties

Healthcare Market News (Company News) July 2000Primary Health Properties plc (PHP) announced this month that its wholly owned subsidiary, Primary Health Investment Properties Limited,...

OFT director general

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) July 2000Professor John Vickers has been appointed to succeed John Bridgeman as director general of the Office of Fair Trading...

Schemes to improve cataract services

Healthcare Market News (News) July 2000Health Secretary Alan Milburn has published details of 60 schemes which will aim to ensure a maximum of six...

Primary care company launched

Healthcare Market News (Company News) July 2000Cambridgeshire-based Ashwell Group has announced plans to develop GP surgeries, health centres and pharmacies throughout East Anglia, through...

Scottish Executive changes

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) July 2000The Scottish Executive has announced changes to the structure of its Health Department. As in England, there will be...

Deafblind People

The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 19 May 2000 at column 282W) if deafblind users of domiciliary care services were involved...

Standards for intermediate care

The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 9 June 2000 at column 403W) if, in respect of nursing homes and community-based settings,...

RCN launches employer toolkit

Healthcare Market News (News) June 2000 The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has launched a guide for employers in the independent healthcare...