Low rating for NHS
Healthcare Market News (News) December 1999A report published by the Institute of Economic Affairs claims that the NHS delivers a standard of healthcare that...
Primary Care
Healthcare Market News (Parliament) December 1999The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 6 December at column 447W) when he will issue guidelines...
UKCC clarification on CPD
Healthcare Market News (News) December 1999The UK Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting has clarified aspects of its mandatory system of continuing...
Care Standards Bill sets out new regulation system
Healthcare Market News (News) December 1999The government has published the Care Standards Bill setting out proposals for the regulation of independent acute hospitals and...
BMA announces review of healthcare funding
Healthcare Market News (News) December 1999The British Medical Association (BMA) has announced that is to undertake a review of healthcare funding in the UK,...
New healthcare facility for Oxford
Healthcare Market News (News) December 1999Independent Care has obtained planning consent for a new healthcare facility in Oxford. The Oxford Centre will hold up...
Long out-patient waits
Healthcare Market News (News) November 1999Figures released by the College of Health have revealed patients are waiting up to 208 weeks for an out-patient...
Dereford Hospital
Healthcare Market News (Parliament) November 1999Mr. Swayne: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement regarding his plans...
Green Paper proposes changes to law
The government has published a Green Paper setting out proposed changes to the Mental Health Act 1983. The changes proposed allow for compulsory care...
Hospital secures quality award
Healthcare Market News (News) November 1999Chelsfield Park Hospital, in Orpington, Kent, has been re-awarded the Investors in People award (IiP). The hospital, owned by...