GPs able to keep 100% of savings made from direct commissioning

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2004GP practices will be able to retain all of the savings they make from commissioning services under the government's...

Oasis struggles on

Healthcare Market News (Dentistry) December 2004The less-than-attractive dental healthcare market had another setback recently with the publication of the interim results for Oasis Healthcare...

Jarvis troubles delay opening of Birmingham DTC

Healthcare Market News (Public Private Partnerships) December 2004The opening of the PFI Diagnostic Treatment Centre (DTC) at Birmingham's City Hospital has been delayed due...

Craegmoor expands Yorkshire secure services

Healthcare Market News (Mental Health) December 2004Craegmoor Healthcare has added a third unit to its Willows Care Centre in Keighley in Yorkshire.The new low...

Netcare

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) December 2004Tim Loughton asked (17 November 2004: Column 1685W) how many operations have been carried out and have been contracted...

BMI Winterbourne opens new theatres

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2004BMI Healthcare's Winterbourne Hospital in Dorchester has opened a fourth wing housing two new operating theatres.Construction took 14 months...

PFI contractors come under pressure to share windfall gains with public sector

Healthcare Market News (Public Private Partnerships) December 2004The National Audit Office (NAO) has indicated that it could look into the sale of equity investments...

Learning Disability

Paul Holmes asked the Secretary of State for Health (18 November 2004: Column 1969W) which long-stay hospitals provide accommodation for people with a learning...

NTA launches review of drug treatment services

Healthcare Market News (Mental Health) December 2004The National Treatment Agency has launched a review of framework for drug abuse treatment delivery. The consultation, which...

Patient choice

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) December 2004Paul Burstow asked (15 November 2004: Column 1173W) what assessment has been made by the Department of Health (DH)...