Waiting list pledge met

Healthcare Market News (News) May 2000The government has finally met its General Election manifesto pledge to reduce waiting lists by 100,000. Latest figures show...

Health Spending

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) April 2000The Prime Minister was asked (Hansard 28 March at column 105W), pursuant to his oral statement on 22 March...

Police surgeons join forces

Healthcare Market News (News) May 2000The Association of Police Surgeons (APS) has set up a new not-for-profit company - APS (Cellmed) Services Ltd -...

Charter name change

Healthcare Market News (News) May 2000Charter Hospitals Group will change its name to Florence Nightingale Hospitals as of July 2000. The move follows the...

Working Time Directive

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) May 2000The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 2 May 2000 at column 56W) what progress has been...

Price of generic drugs cut

Healthcare Market News (News) May 2000Health Minister Lord Philip Hunt has announced government proposals to cut the cost of generic medicines. Under the proposals,...

Cosmetic surgery in the spotlight

Healthcare Market News (News) May 2000As BUPA prepares to launch a major marketing campaign promoting cosmetic surgery, the practice has been subject to a...

Nurses

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) May 2000The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 8 May 2000 at column 328W) (1) what the cost...

Third round of PMS pilots and new PCTs

Healthcare Market News (News) May 2000Health Minister Lord Philip Hunt has announced a third wave of Personal Medical Services (PMS) Pilots which go live...

Dental facelift launched

Healthcare Market News (News) May 2000Added Dimension Dentistry (ADD), based in Wimpole Street, Central London, has launched a new 'dental facelift'. It is suitable...