DoH denies consultant witch hunt

Healthcare Market News (News) May 1998The Department of Health (DoH) has denied that it is about to embark on a 'naming and shaming' exercise...

Recruitment and retention

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) May 1998The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 28 April at column 117) what action is being taken...

Recommendations on acute mental health units

Healthcare Market News (News) May 1998A new report, Not Just Bricks and Mortar, produced by a Royal College of Psychiatrists' working party chaired by...

PPP launches employee absence policy

Healthcare Market News (News) May 1998PPP Healthcare has launched a new product, Back to Health, specifically targeted at employees who need medical treatment so...

Health authority appointments

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) May 1998The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 22 April 1998 at column 614) how many appointments to...

BUPA chief executive retires

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) May 1998Peter Jacobs, chief executive of BUPA, has announced that he will be standing down this summer. He will be...

Nuffield promotes self-pay

Healthcare Market News (News) May 1998Nuffield Hospitals has launched a new service - Nuffield Hospitals Direct - providing a freephone number which aims to...

Osteopathy

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) May 1998The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 22 April 1998 at column 614) whether the government will...

Committee changes for BMA

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) May 1998James Johnson, currently chairman of the British Medical Association's (BMA) central consultants and specialists committee, has been elected chairman...

‘List Buster’ appointed to oversee push on waiting lists

Healthcare Market News (News) May 1998The government has appointed a 'List Buster' to reinforce the national drive to push down NHS waiting lists. Peter...