New MRI unit for Princess Grace Hospital

Healthcare Market News (News) November 1998A new MRI unit was opened this month at the Princess Grace Hospital in Central London. The 1.5 Tesla...

BCWA launches website

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) November 1998BCWA Healthcare has launched its own website which will give intermediaries access to all products offered by BCWA....

NICE appointment

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) November 1998Professor Michael Rawlins, currently chairman of the Committee on Safety of Medicines, has been appointed chairman-designate of the National...

Revised medical workforce statistics

Healthcare Market News (News) November 1998The Department of Health (DoH) has released revised figures on the number of medical and dental staff in the...

Primary care director for London

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) November 1998Dr David Colin-Thome has been appointed director for primary care for the new London regional office of the NHS...

Additional funding for homeless mentally ill

Over £500,000 additional funding will go towards helping mentally ill homeless people living outside London this winter, announced John Hutton, Health Minister, this month.Local...

DoH to fund drug research

Healthcare Market News (News) November 1998The Department of Health (DoH) is proposing to fund a programme of research on drug misuse, allocating a total...

JCC chairman

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) November 1998James Johnson has succeeded Professor Norman Browse as chairman of the Joint Consultants Committee (JCC).Mr Johnson was elected chairman...

Joint rehabilitation scheme for Stockton

Stockton social services has joined forces with the North Tees Health NHS Trust to establish a community rehabilitation scheme in the area.The scheme, which...

Sussex Private Hospital purchased

Healthcare Market News (News) November 1998Paydens Ltd, which currently owns The Eastbourne Clinic, has announced that it has acquired the Sussex Private Hospital in...