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Community hospitals

The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 13 March 1998 at column 379) what are the statutory requirements for consultation in closing...

GP consortium boundaries

The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 23 March 1998 at column 47) what mechanisms the department will use to implement the...

Psychiatrists call for more community-based facilities

Two papers in the April issue of the Psychiatric Bulletin highlight the unmet needs of homeless mentally ill in the UK. An editorial by...

BUPA apologises to BMA

Healthcare Market News (News) April 1998BUPA has apologised to the British Medical Association (BMA) after it 'inadvertently' used the BMA's logo on the envelope...

Boots launches health insurance products

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) April 1998Boots The Chemists (BTC) has announced the launch of a range of nine health and travel insurance products....

18-month waiting list pledge met

Healthcare Market News (News) April 1998Provisional figures on waiting lists show that the NHS in England has met the government's pledge that by the...

Executive HealthCare link up with Physicians’ Health Plan

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) April 1998Executive HealthCare, the healthcare administration subsidiary of ERC Frankona has announced that it has acquired a significant shareholding...

Pilots launched to test 24-hour telephone advice line

Healthcare Market News (News) April 1998Three telephone health advice lines known as NHS Direct, offering callers the opportunity to consult trained nurses round-the-clock for...

Patient satisfaction for Prime Health

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) April 1998Prime Health has received a vote of confidence from its customers, according to the findings of the recently...

Revised booklet on complaints

Healthcare Market News (News) April 1998The United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting (UKCC) has published a revised 2nd edition of...