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£84m to fund specialist children services

Healthcare Market News (News) February 1999Services for children with attention deficit disorder, phobias, depression and other mental health problems are to get a government...

Road Traffic Bill reaches final stage in the Commons

Healthcare Market News (News) February 1999Measures to help the NHS recover the cost of treating road traffic accident victims came closer this month as...

Pharmaceutical industry expresses concerns over government reforms

Healthcare Market News (News) February 1999The Association of British Pharmaceutical Industries (ABPI) has published a report, Hard Rations, highlighting the problems currently caused by...

New fees agreed for medical reports on drivers

Healthcare Market News (News) February 1999New higher fees for doctors completing medical reports on drivers have been agreed between the British Medical Association (BMA)...

Action promised to reform Ashworth Hospital

Ashworth Hospital has been given four months to develop an action plan to implement urgent and necessary changes to the current regime, following publication...

NHS Direct rollout speeded up

Healthcare Market News (News) February 1999The government has announced that it will extend its nurse helpline NHS Direct, to cover 60% of the country...

Register for adults with learning disabilities

East Sussex county council is producing a register of adults with learning disabilities who live or come from East Sussex, to help plan services...

Mortality statistics for England and Wales

Healthcare Market News (News) February 1999The Office for National Statistics has published its annual report on deaths in England and Wales, covering 1996. The...

Gloucestershire integrates mental health care

Gloucestershire county council will be involved in the development of a new one-stop system for people with mental health problems, their families and carers....

Dentists turn to private sector

Healthcare Market News (Dentistry) February 1999A British Dental Association (BDA) survey has found young dentists are more likely to seek work in the private...