Nestor acquires Healthcall

Healthcare Market News (Company News) August 2001Nestor Healthcare plc has acquired Healthcall Group in a £110m deal. The acquisition is conditional on approval of...

Ambulance personnel service

Healthcare Market News (Company News) August 2001Reed Health Professionals, a division of Reed Health Group plc, has launched a service for ambulance paramedics and...

London Agency Project – successful tenders for nurse agency services

Healthcare Market News (Company News) August 2001The Department of Health has announced the award of contracts to 29 companies for the supply of certain...

Draft healthcare standards published

Healthcare Market News (News) August 2001The Department of Health has published a consultation document setting out proposed national minimum standards for healthcare establishments. Once...

New DPB chair

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) August 2001Mary Wyllie has been appointed chair of the Dental Practice Board (DPB). The appointment was made by the Department...

HMT chief executive

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) August 2001The Hospital Management Trust (HMT) has appointed Gerald Pilkington as chief executive. He takes over from John Randle who...

Allied Healthcare business development manager

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) August 2001Allied Healthcare Group, the Staffordshire based provider of flexible staffing, has announced the appointment of Penny Ellis to the...

BCWA appointment

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) August 2001BCWA Healthcare has appointed Sandie Craik as operations and human resources director, with a place on its main board.Craik...

Shaw to head patient safety agency

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) August 2001Professor Rory Shaw has been appointed to lead the new National Patient Safety Agency. He is currently medical director...

Senior consultants join William M Mercer

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) August 2001William M Mercer, the UK's largest provider of independent corporate healthcare services is expanding its UK operations with the...