BUPA book wins BMA award

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2004A BUPA health information booklet on lower back surgery has been highly commended in the British Medical Association's (BMA's)...

Dental reforms could increase shortage of NHS dentists, warns NAO

Healthcare Market News (Dentistry) December 2004Government reforms of NHS dentistry could fail before they get off the ground, the National Audit Office (NAO) has...

New site identified for Scarborough hospital

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2004Independent Care has identified a new site for its proposed hospital in Scarborough after planning permission for its original...

NHS care for the elderly

Paul Farrelly asked the Secretary of State for Health (16 November 2004: Column 1384W) (1) what recent estimate he has made of the cost...

Mercury Health set to bid for further ISTC contracts

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2004Mercury Health has signalled its intention to bid for more independent sector treatment centre (ISTC) contracts when they are...

Caution urged over Evercare

Government plans to roll out a US-style healthcare programme designed to keep patients and older people out of hospital were dealt a blow last...

NHS head claims record success on waiting lists

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2004NHS waiting lists have fallen by over a third since 1998, NHS chief executive Sir Nigel Crisp has reported.Sir...

Primecare services criticised by Trust

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2004Out-of-hours GP provider Primecare, part of Nestor Healthcare, has been criticised over its service to Bridgend Local Health Board...

Contract negotiations break down

Healthcare Market News (Dentistry) December 2004Negotiations on the new dentists contract, due for implementation in October 2005, have broken down. The British Dental Association...

Choose and book

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) December 2004Tim Loughton asked (17 November 2004: Column 1669W) what estimate has been made of the likely take-up of the...