Funding of specialist services

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) November 2004Paul Burstow (Lib/Dem) asked the Secretary of State for Health (3 November 2004: column 326W) what safeguards are in...

Non-invasive angina treatment at the Cromwell

Healthcare Market News (News) November 2004The Cromwell Hospital is now offering Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP) for the treatment of severe Angina.Unlike procedures such as...

Report identifies problems with PFI accounting

Healthcare Market News (Public Private Partnerships) November 2004The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has published the findings of its research into the transparency...

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....