Statistics show fall in number of beds

Healthcare Market News (News) May 1998The Department of Health (DoH) has published figures on independent healthcare in England relating to the financial year 1996/97....

Growth in PMI income for 1997

Healthcare Market News (News) May 1998Within the last month, BUPA, Guardian Royal Exchange, Legal & General, Norwich Union Healthcare, Western Provident Association (WPA) and...

Healthcare priorities

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) May 1998The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 21 April 1998 at column 577) what representations have been...

Success of national standards for NHS need financial backing

Healthcare Market News (News) May 1998The introduction of National Service Frameworks which will set national standards and define service models for NHS services will...

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...