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Ineffective purchasing creates problems for NHS.

Healthcare Market News (News) July 1998 A report published this month by the Office of Health Economics claims that failures in commissioning...

End to extra contractual referrals

Healthcare Market News (News) June 1998 The Department of Health (DoH) has published proposals for new arrangements for one-off treatments or for...

Support for PCGs

Healthcare Market News (News) June 1998 A survey of health authority finance directors conducted by the Health Service Journal and the Healthcare...

DoH to commission mental health research

Healthcare Market News (News) June 1998 The Department of Health (DoH) is inviting tenders for its mental health research programme which seeks...

Quality initiative launched

Healthcare Market News (News) June 1998 An independent body which aims to raise quality standards within UK healthcare was launched this month...

Public must be involved in change

Healthcare Market News (News) June 1998 The reconfiguration of hospital services must take account of public access as well as the need...

NHS Fundholding: Savings from Abolition

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) June 1998 The government was asked (Lords Hansard 4 June 1998 at column WA50) how many managers currently...

Primary care insurance launched

Healthcare Market News (News) May 1998 Norwich Union has launched a new primary care private medical insurance product, GP First, providing 24-hour...

GPs voice concerns over primary care groups

Healthcare Market News (News) May 1998 The General Medical Services Council (GMSC) of the British Medical Association (BMA) was due to meet...

Trusts and health authorities on target

Healthcare Market News (News) May 1998 A survey undertaken by the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) has revealed that 93% of NHS...