Opposition to consultant partnership continues
Healthcare Market News (News) December 1997 The British Medical Association (BMA) and the Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association (HCSA) are continuing to...
Emergency admissions and elective surgery
Healthcare Market News (Parliament) December 1997 The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 20 November at column 319) by what...
BUPA appointments
Healthcare Market News (Personnel) December 1997 BUPA has appointed Pat Stafford as its UK marketing director. She joins BUPA from a marketing...
NHS to reclaim traffic accident costs
Healthcare Market News (News) December 1997 The NHS will take action to claw back millions of pounds owed to hospitals by insurance...
HSA area manager
Healthcare Market News (Personnel) December 1997 HSA Healthcare has announced the appointment of Jim Tollan as the area manager for Scotland. He...
Anaesthesia services could be improved
Healthcare Market News (News) December 1997 The Audit Commission has published a report criticising hospitals' management of anaesthesia services. Improved communications and...
Public fear for future of NHS
Healthcare Market News (News) December 1997 Britons are pessimistic about the future of the NHS, believing that in ten year's time existing...
Community bid for IBH
Healthcare Market News (Company News) December 1997 Community Hospitals Group plc (CHG) announced earlier this month that it had purchased from BUPA...
Abbey National enters PMI market
Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) December 1997 Abbey National, the UK's fifth largest bank, has launched a private medical insurance scheme, offering...
Gamma knife surgery centre
Healthcare Market News (News) December 1997 The Cromwell Hospital is to establish London's first gamma knife surgery centre. The gamma knife is...