Legal Eye: Bullying in the workplace

Bullying at work is very much the topic of the moment with many column inches filled by reports of Helen Green's award of more...

Telemedicine: Alleviating the COPD Burden

As the sixth most common cause of death world-wide, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major burden on the NHS. Here, Wendy McLellan,...

Integrated healthcare governance in the independent sector

Healthcare Governance is a management concept which has firmly arrived in this country (Emslie 2004). Here, Dr Philip Sugarman, chief executive and medical director...

Sector embraces ‘Choose and book’

Sector embraces 'Choose and book'As the independent sector is gearing itself up for the new 'Choose and Book' system and for inclusion in the...

Healthcare for sale – how private equity houses are driving the healthcare boom

Healthcare Market News (Special Report) April 2005Everyone thought that the expert salesman of healthcare businesses, Dominic Hollamby of Rothschilds, had pulled the ultimate 'rabbit...

The whole health system must be free to compete

Healthcare Market News (Special Report) October 2004Speaking at Laing and Buisson's Annual PMI Conference last month Shadow Health Secretary Andrew Lansley emphasized the substantial...

Back to basics for PMI

Healthcare Market News (Special Report) October 2004Norwich Union Healthcare is going back to basics to determine its future health insurance strategy, according to new...

Laing & Buisson Annual PMI Conference

Healthcare Market News (Special Report) October 2004PMI faced with its most significant period of changeThe private medical insurance product must show demonstrable differences to...

ISTCs to usher in new breed of doctor?

Healthcare Market News (Special Report) November 2003Fresh concerns have been raised over the staffing of independent sector treatment centres (ISTCs), with some doctors warning...

Community care has improved quality of life

Community care has enhanced the quality of life for over 500 patients discharged from two long-stay psychiatric hospitals, according to a paper published in...