New care blueprints for NHS cardiac, cancer and mental health care
Healthcare Market News (News) July 1998Frank Dobson, Secretary of State for Health, has announced the appointment of expert groups to draw up care 'blueprints'...
Medicines Control Agency issues statement on Viagra sales
Healthcare Market News (News) July 1998The Medicines Control Agency (MCA) has issued a statement to clarify the legal position on the sale and supply...
Private hospitals (business rates)
Healthcare Market News (Parliament) July 1998The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions was asked (Hansard 23 June 1998 at column...
Employment prospects buoyant
Healthcare Market News (News) July 1998Manpower's survey of employment prospects for the third quarter of 1998 reports that prospects for private healthcare are positive...
Missed appointments
Healthcare Market News (Parliament) July 1998The government was asked (House of Lords Hansard 11 June 1998 at column 1146) in how many cases a...
NHS 50th anniversary
Healthcare Market News (News) July 1998The government this month made a series of announcements to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the NHS. The...
Dental students
Healthcare Market News (Parliament) July 1998The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 30 June 1998 at column 166) whether there are plans...
Incidence of Alzheimer’s disease in people with Down’s syndrome
A new study has found that people with Down's syndrome develop Alzheimer's disease at a similar rate to the general elderly population, but between...
Fall in criminal conviction rates
A study published in the British Journal of Psychiatry has found that the rate of conviction of patients leaving high security hospitals has fallen...
New mental health scheme opens
Family Housing Association has opened a new home for people with mental health problems in Lewisham. Tredown Lodge replaces an existing scheme which was...
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