Bill could net NHS £100m a year

Healthcare Market News (News) December 1998The government has published a Bill which it believes will raise in the region of £100m per year for...

Provision of healthcare benefits not expected to increase

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) December 1998The provision of healthcare benefits by employers is not expected to increase over the next year, according to...

Tamaris acquisition and figures

Tamaris plc announced this month the completion of the acquisition of the Rosemount Nursing Home, Blairgowrie, for a consideration of £1.474m. The home is...

Government funding not reaching dental practices

Healthcare Market News (Dentistry) December 1998The British Dental Association (BDA) has published figures which show that £13m of government funding for NHS dentistry has...

Publication of health and personal social services statistics

Healthcare Market News (News) December 1998Statistics covering the full range of health and social services have been published by the Department of Health. Information...

New PFI hospital for Bromley

Healthcare Market News (News) December 1998Health Minister Alan Milburn has announced the conclusion of negotiations to build a new £155m hospital in Bromley under...

Call for rational not rationed approach to prescribing

The National Schizophrenia Fellowship (NSF) is calling for a more rational policy on prescribing atypical neuroleptics for people with schizophrenia following research which showed...

New benefits package for BUPA dentists

Healthcare Market News (Dentistry) December 1998BUPA DentalCover has launched a range of new benefits for its accredited dentists. The package includes discounts on BUPA...

Report on health inequalities highlights need for action

Healthcare Market News (News) December 1998Secretary of State for Health Frank Dobson has welcomed publication of the former chief medical officer Sir Donald Acheson's...

Mental health strategy published

Healthcare Market News (News) December 1998The government has published a new strategy document setting out its proposals to modernise mental health services by improving...