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...

GP claims patients are shunning treatment at ISTC

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2004Orthopaedic patients in Nottingham are shunning the local Independent Sector Treatment Centre (ISTC), preferring to stay on NHS waiting...

NHS targeting overseas dentists

Healthcare Market News (Dentistry) December 2004Moves designed to increase the number of dentists working in the UK have been hailed as a success by...

Kingston PFI deal reaches financial close

Healthcare Market News (Public Private Partnerships) December 2004Kingston Hospital NHS Trust and the Prime Health Consortium have reached financial close on the PFI development...