BUPA takes on Cornhill business

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) November 1999BUPA is offering customers of Cornhill Insurance the opportunity to transfer their medical insurance cover to BUPA, following...

Inspection units join forces

Barking and Dagenham council has joined forces with Havering council and Barking and Havering health authority to form a joint inspection unit. Although councils...

Health Committee inquiry

Healthcare Market News (News) November 1999The Health Committee of the House of Commons has announced it is to hold an Inquiry into the availability...

Norwich Union defends NHS policy

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) November 1999Norwich Union Healthcare has defended its Fair and Square policy, following criticism from MPs, including the chairman of...

Dental Services

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) November 1999Mr. Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to ensure that anyone...

Workforce under pressure

Healthcare Market News (News) November 1999Research commissioned by the International Stress Management Association (ISMA) and Royal & Sun Alliance Healthcare & Assistance, has indicated...

Public Health White Paper

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) November 1999Mr. Hesford: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans the Government have for the implementation of...

Formal admissions under the Mental Health Act

Information on patients formally detained in hospital under the Mental Health Act 1983 was published this month by the Department of HealthThis bulletin is...

Cost of work accidents and ill health

Healthcare Market News (News) November 1999A report published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSA) shoes that workplace accidents and ill health in 1995/96...

Mental Health Services

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) August 1999The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 5 July 1999 at column 400) what improvements he proposes...