Statement issued on pay systems

Healthcare Market News (News) October 1999 A joint statement on Agenda for Change - the government's proposals for modernising the NHS pay system -...

Gerald Pilkington

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) October 1999Further to last month's report on the King Edward VII Hospital in Midhurst, Gerald Pilkington, currently developments director of...

Abortion rate increases

Healthcare Market News (News) October 1999The number of legal abortions carried out in England and Wales in 1998 increased by 4.3% in 1998, according...

Community Hospitals figures

Healthcare Market News (Company News) October 1999Community Hospitals Group plc (CHG) this month reported revenues of £113.9m (£85.6m) and an increase in profit before...

CHIMP expanded

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) October 1999The proposed membership of the Commission for Health Improvement (CHIMP) will be increased from 12 to 14 to allow...

Independent sector provides 14% of all elective surgery

Healthcare Market News (News) October 1999Independent hospitals provided 14% of all planned operations in 1997/98, according to research undertaken by Professor Brian Williams at...

Boots sets out future strategy

Healthcare Market News (Company News) October 1999Boots the Chemists plc set out its strategy for the future development of the company at a presentation...

Improved access to NHS dentistry

Healthcare Market News (Dentistry) October 1999The Prime Minister announced this month an initiative using NHS Direct which will advise patients on the nearest NHS...

Networks and quality dominate debate

Healthcare Market News (News) October 1999Laing & Buisson's Annual Acute Healthcare Conference and Annual Private Health Insurance Conference, held at the end of September,...

Primary Health Properties results

Healthcare Market News (Company News) October 1999Preliminary results from Primary Health Properties for the year to 30 June 1999 show revenues of £2.4m (£1.4m)...