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Out-of-hours GP services
Mark Hoban asked (25 January 2008: Column 2293W) what measures the Department of Health uses to monitor patients’ access to out-of-hours GP services.Ben Bradshaw:...
NHS paying over-inflated prices for agency staff
The NHS is paying agency staff hugely inflated hourly rates to cover shifts, the Conservative party claimed last month.The party used the Freedom of...
What future for computer CBT?
An Australian study comparing the effects of internet delivered cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) with a website offering straight information on depression has found that...
Diagnostic tests at GP surgeries
Mark Hoban asked (29 January 2008: Column 334W) how many GP surgeries are equipped to provide blood tests, electro cardiograms and ultrasound scans. He...
Data quality improving but gaps remain
The quality of data submitted by Independent sector providers of NHS care is getting better but there is still room for improvement and marked...
BUPA launches study into workplace health
BUPA has teamed up with researchers in health and public policy to launch a major project exploring how employers can actively support the health...
Merrill Lynch snaps up IDH
Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity (MLGPE), the private equity arm of the investment bank, has acquired Legal & General Venture Capital’s (LGV) controlling interest...
New appointments at CIGNA
Two new appointments have been announced at CIGNA Healthcare. Phil Austin is transferring to the European Life, Accident and Health business as sales and...
Clinovia secures contract for COPD services in Somerset
BUPA owned specialist home healthcare provider Clinovia has been awarded a three-year contract from Somerset primary care trust (PCT) to provide services for patients...
Fewer patients being offered choice
New figures released by the Department of Health (DH) have cast doubt on the impact unfettered patient choice will have when it is launched...
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