Reid responds to David Bennett Inquiry

Health secretary John Reid has responded to a report into the death of a David Bennett, a black patient who died after being restrained...

Waiting list rise due to seasonal ‘blip’

Healthcare Market News (News) March 2004The total number of patients on the NHS waiting list in England fell during Quarter 3 2003-4, according to...

£127m Colchester hospital contract

Healthcare Market News (Public Private Partnerships) March 2004Essex Rivers Healthcare Trust has received 'expressions of interest' from 18 companies hoping to deliver a £127m...

Dentistry

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) March 2004Dr Andrew Murrison asked the Secretary of State for Health (22 January 2004: Column 1425W) what assessment he has...

BMI Birmingham expansion

Healthcare Market News (News) March 2004An increase in private patient demand has prompted BMI Healthcare to add a further 15 consulting suites to its...

Selby hospital gets PFI boost

Healthcare Market News (Public Private Partnerships) March 2004Plans to renovate Selby War Memorial Hospital in north Yorkshire through PFI have been approved by local...

Bath nursing project awarded £1.3m

Bath & North East Somerset (BANES) Council and BANES Primary Care Trust (PCT) have been awarded £1.3m to help provide PCT nursing support to...

Portland opens new outpatient centre

Healthcare Market News (News) March 2004The Portland Hospital, the London hospital owned by HCA Healthcare, has officially opened its Women's Outpatient Centre, specialising in...

Jarvis to use new name for PFI ventures

Healthcare Market News (Public Private Partnerships) March 2004Jarvis plc subsidiaries bidding for PFI work will do so under a different name in the future....

Lancashire £1.5m home redevelopment

Lancashire County Council is planning to redevelop Olive House nursing home in Rossendale in order to increase the number of beds and modernise its...