Claremont Hospital selected as MRI Centre
Healthcare Market News (News) December 1997The Claremont Hospital in Sheffield, owned by Bon Secours Health System, has been selected by the British Boxing Board...
BUPA intermediary training
Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) December 1997BUPA has launched an interactive computer-based training programme as the centrepiece of an education programme for its HealthSelect...
Tamaris figures
Tamaris plc announced interim figures this month for the period ended 30 September 1997. Turnover rose 117% from £7.14m to £15.47m as did operating...
UKCC register shows decline in new admissions to register
Healthcare Market News (News) December 1997The annual statistical analysis of the register of the United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing Midwifery and Health Visiting...
Prime Health pledges support for intermediaries
Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) December 1997Prime Health, the fourth largest private medical insurer has also pledged its support for intermediaries this month with...
Reducing the cost of schizophrenia
The cost of treating patients suffering from schizophrenia accounts currently accounts for 2.8% of total NHS expenditure and total direct and indirect costs of...
Improved coordination of specialised services called for
Healthcare Market News (News) December 1997Health authorities need more central support and stronger local alliances to make sure that patients are getting the specialised...
PPP launches insurance business in Middle East
Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) December 1997PPP Healthcare has launched a medical insurance business in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. The company has formed an...
Court of Appeal judgment on informal admissions
The Court of Appeal has ruled that a 48-year-old autistic man who was unable to speak was unlawfully detained in a psychiatric hospital after...
Third report from Medical Workforce Standing Advisory Committee published
Healthcare Market News (News) December 1997The Department of Health has published the third report of the Medical Workforce Standing Advisory Committee (MWSAC) on their...