Medical workforce statistics published

Healthcare Market News (News) August 1998Figures showing the number of medical and dental staff working for the NHS in hospitals and community health services...

£10m allocated to children’s intensive care

Healthcare Market News (News) August 1998Minister for Health Alan Milburn has announced the allocation of £10m to modernise services for the most critically ill...

Royal & SunAlliance seeks to consolid-ate its position

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) August 1998Royal & SunAlliance has completed the reorganisation of its health insurance division and is now looking to strengthen...

Change to NHS insurance

Healthcare Market News (News) August 1998Health minister Alan Milburn has announced plans to change the way the NHS manages its commercial insurance risks. At...

£10m for bowel cancer

Healthcare Market News (News) August 1998The Department of Health has also announced the allocation of £10m dedicated to improving treatment for people with bowel...

Contracts signed for Manchester hospital development programme

Healthcare Market News (News) August 1998Final contracts have been signed allowing for construction work to start shortly on what has been described as the...

Flat demand for private medical insurance in 1997

Healthcare Market News (News) August 1998The number of people with private medical insurance (PMI) cover in the UK remained stubbornly flat during the course...

Chiropractors to be formally registered

Healthcare Market News (News) August 1998The first Commencement Order to be made under the Chiropractors Act 1994 came into force this month, formally establishing...

Fifteen new Health Action Zones

Healthcare Market News (News) August 1998An additional fifteen Health Action Zones (HAZs) have been set up, bringing the total number to 26, covering a...

AVMA plays down figures on private sector

Healthcare Market News (News) August 1998The Association for Victims of Medical Accidents (AVMA) has sought to distance itself from a report which appeared in...