Guidance issued on implementation of proposals for NHS
Healthcare Market News (News) March 1998The implementation of the White Paper on modernising the NHS The New NHS and the Green Paper on public...
Call for independent inspectorate
Healthcare Market News (News) March 1998The statutory inspection of private hospitals should be undertaken by an independent body not itself involved in the provision...
NHS trust mergers
Healthcare Market News (Parliament) March 1998The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 18 February at column 711) whether a statement will be...
Ambulance trust loses out to private firm
Healthcare Market News (News) March 1998Royal London Hospitals NHS trust has awarded a contract for non-urgent ambulance services to a private company - M...
Nuffield to build hospital in NHS grounds
Healthcare Market News (News) March 1998Nuffield Hospitals is to build a new hospital in the grounds of the Castle Hill Hospital in Hull, owned...
Healthcall management buyout
Healthcare Market News (Company News) March 1998In December of last year Healthcall Group plc announced that it had received an approach which might lead...
CIGNA appointment
Healthcare Market News (Personnel) March 1998Chris James, currently managing director of CIGNA Healthcare & Group Life (UK), is to head the Global Healthcare business...
A further 50,000 join NHS waiting lists
Healthcare Market News (News) March 1998The Department of Health has published provisional waiting list figures relating to 31 December 1997 which show the number...
Primary Health Properties interim results
Healthcare Market News (Company News) March 1998Primary Health Properties plc (PHP) reported interim figures this month for the six month period ending 31 December...
New directors for Community Hospitals and Aspen
Healthcare Market News (Personnel) March 1998Community Hospitals Group has this month announced the appointment of Loretta Tinckham as a non-executive director. She is currently...