Silicone gel breast implants present no greater risk
Healthcare Market News (News) July 1998The report of the Independent Review Group (IRG) on Silicone Gel Breast Implants, published this month, concludes that there...
£20 billion pledged for the NHS
Healthcare Market News (News) July 1998The government this month announced the outcome of its long-awaited Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR), pledging in excess of £20...
Sunshine could aid recovery
Healthcare Market News (News) July 1998Research undertaken at the University of Alberta in Canada, and published in the Journal of the Royal Society of...
Dobson’s supertanker has turned
Healthcare Market News (News) July 1998Frank Dobson, Secretary of State for Health, announced this month that hospital waiting lists are falling. The government's manifesto...
Laparoscopic hernia repair leads to faster recovery
Healthcare Market News (News) July 1998A trial undertaken at two London hospitals, reported in the British Medical Journal, has shown that patients undergoing laparoscopic...
PFI hospital for Greenwich
Healthcare Market News (News) July 1998Health Secretary Frank Dobson announced this month the completion of negotiations to build a new 571 bed NHS hospital...
Government accepts recommendations on medical workforce
Healthcare Market News (News) July 1998The government has announced that it has accepted recommendations made by the Medical Workforce Standing Committee to increase the...
Rationing by postcode for infertility treatment
Healthcare Market News (News) July 1998Infertility services provided by the NHS are subject to widely varying eligibility criteria resulting in 'rationing by postcode', according...
UKCC leaflet on complaints
Healthcare Market News (News) July 1998The UK Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting (UKCC) has launched a new information leaflet, outlining procedures...
PCGs need time and money
Healthcare Market News (News) July 1998Primary care groups (PCGs) will not reduce NHS management costs in their first few years, according to a report...
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