Varied costs of hospital treatment

Healthcare Market News (News) December 1999The National Schedule of Reference Costs, providing detailed information on the costs of NHS care, was published this month...

Low rating for NHS

Healthcare Market News (News) December 1999A report published by the Institute of Economic Affairs claims that the NHS delivers a standard of healthcare that...

PPP Healthcare link with AOL

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) December 1999PPP Healthcare has formed a new partnership with AOL to provide online information on healthcare related issues. AOL...

£34 billion pledged to NHS

Healthcare Market News (News) December 1999Health Secretary Alan Milburn last month announced total funding of £34 billion for England's 99 health authorities in the...

UKCC clarification on CPD

Healthcare Market News (News) December 1999The UK Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting has clarified aspects of its mandatory system of continuing...

Specsavers appoints head of dentistry

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) December 1999Following an announcement in May 1999 that Specsavers is to the enter the dental market, the company has...

PFI guidance issued

Healthcare Market News (News) December 1999Secretary of State for Health Alan Milburn has published a new guidance manual on the Private Finance Initiative (PFI)...

BMA announces review of healthcare funding

Healthcare Market News (News) December 1999The British Medical Association (BMA) has announced that is to undertake a review of healthcare funding in the UK,...

More severe mental illness in deprived areas

Healthcare Market News (News) December 1999A study designed to assess the frequency of mental health problems and mental health service use in the population...

Mental health of children and adolescents

Around 10% of 5-15 year olds in England, Scotland and Wales have some type of mental disorder, according to a survey undertaken by the...