Oasis operating results benefit from acquisitions

Healthcare Market News (Dentistry) July 2004Oasis Healthcare Plc, one of the UK's leading dentistry companies, has announced an interesting set of results for the...

Cancer remains UK’s biggest killer

Healthcare Market News (News) July 2004Circulatory diseases and cancer remain the main causes of death for adults in the UK, according to the latest...

New contract for staff doctors comes a step closer

Healthcare Market News (News) July 2004The British Medical Association (BMA) has announced that progress has been made on the proposed new contract for doctors...

New prostate treatment opens at London Clinic

Healthcare Market News (News) July 2004The London Clinic is now offering laser surgery for the treatment of benign prostate gland enlargement. Professor Roger Kirby,...

Dramatic rise in knee replacement surgery

Healthcare Market News (News) July 2004Knee replacement operations look set to overtake hips as the primary form of joint replacement performed in the UK....

New genetic test for drug reactions

Healthcare Market News (News) July 2004The Cromwell Hospital in London has introduced a genetic test to predict patients' reactions to medicine. The Cromwell is...

Work begins on new BMI hospital

Healthcare Market News (News) July 2004Work has begun on a new £24m BMI hospital in Coventry. The 54-bed unit, due to open in October...

More research needed into acne treatments

Healthcare Market News (News) July 2004Doctors in the United States (US) have called for more research into laser acne treatments. Writing in the Journal...

BUPA sells off hospitals in a bid to lower prices

Healthcare Market News (News) July 2004BUPA Hospitals is to sell ten off ten of its hospitals and introduce greater standardisation across its business and...

Orthopaedics

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) July 2004Paul Burstow asked the Secretary of State for Health (7 June 2004: Column 43W) how many overseas orthopaedic surgeons...