Waiting lists

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) November 2004Sandra Gidley (Lib/Dem) asked the Secretary of State for Health (21 October 2004: Column 932W) if he will list,...

BMI cosmetic surgery service

Healthcare Market News (News) November 2004BMI Healthcare has launched a fixed price cosmetic surgery service at a number of its UK hospitals. Inhance provides...

Catalyst signs deal for £220m oncology centre

Healthcare Market News (Public Private Partnerships) November 2004The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Catalyst Healthcare (Leeds) Ltd have signed a £220 million PFI...

Denplan announces new surge

Healthcare Market News (Dentistry) November 2004Denplan has announced a strong surge in growth in 2004, despite experiencing a flat year in 2003 when it...

First decrease in NHS spending on agency nurses

Healthcare Market News (News) November 2004NHS spending on agency nursing staff has decreased for the first time since 1990. According to provisional figures published...

First PFI deal with foundation trust

Healthcare Market News (Public Private Partnerships) November 2004Work has begun on the £190m PFI project at Cambridge's flagship Addenbrookes hospital. In the first PFI...

Healthcare Scotland seeks outside investment for Affinity Healthcare

Healthcare Market News (Mental Health) November 2004Venture capital companies are reported to have entered a bidding war for mental health services provider Affinity Healthcare....

Small increase for Cornwall Care

Cornwall Care, the charitable company that runs 18 of the county's residential homes, has announced a small increase in its surplus for the year...

NICE issues new guidance on frequency of dental check-ups

Healthcare Market News (Dentistry) November 2004The National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) has issued revised guidance on the frequency of dental check-ups. The new...

Spending on agency nurses trebled between 1997 and 2003

Healthcare Market News (News) November 2004The NHS is becoming increasingly reliant on temporary nursing staff in spite of the introduction of NHS Professionals. According...