Consultant numbers

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) February 2005Andy King asked (18 January 2005: Column 872W) how many consultants were working in the NHS on 1 January...

Audit Office finds no choice for mental health

The mental illness charity Rethink has criticised the National Audit Office's report Patient Choice at the Point of GP Referral saying that mental health...

Health Ombudsman highlights ‘hit and miss’ access to continuing care

A report published by the health ombudsman Ann Abraham has branded the process for disabled and elderly people to access NHS funding for continuing...

BMI joins competition for NHS contracts

Healthcare Market News (News) February 2005General Healthcare Group (GHG) has broken its silence on the government's healthcare reforms with the announcement that it will...

Dental patients charging regime

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) February 2005Sir Paul Beresford asked (13 January 2005: Column 604W) what the reasons are for the change in the timing...

Duke Street Capital buys Affinity

Healthcare Market News (Mental Health) February 2005Private equity company Duke Street Capital (DSC) has acquired Affinity Healthcare for a maximum consideration of £75m. DSC...

Sue Ryder wants more cash for care

Healthcare charity Sue Ryder Care has launched an awareness campaign aimed at raising the issue of shortfalls in statutory care funding in a bid...

Private hospitals planned for Edinburgh

Healthcare Market News (News) February 2005Nuffield has applied for outline planning permission to build a new hospital beside the Shawfair new town in Midlothian....

Independent sector treatment costs

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) February 2005Paul Burstow asked (17 January 2005 : Column 803W) what estimates has been made for the total cost of...

Speculation over future of Priory Group

Healthcare Market News (Mental Health) February 2005Priory Healthcare and its private equity owner Doughty Hanson have declined to comment on speculation that the celebrated...