NHP plc this month published its third quarter report and accounts for the nine months ended 30 June 1998. Compared with the same quarter in 1997, turnover increased by 128% from £3.10m to £7.08m. Pre-tax profits jumped from £0.69m to £2.57m and earnings per share effectively doubled from 1.38 pence to 2.76 pence.The board has…