CHI mental health report

Healthcare Market News (Mental Health) February 2004Staff shortages, underinvestment and major organisational change are continuing to hold back improvement to mental health services, the...

Concern over lack of out-of-hours care

Healthcare Market News (News) February 2004The majority of GPs are concerned over the safety of out-of-hours services, after responsibility is transferred to primary care...

Cosmetic surgeon in race for BNP seat

Healthcare Market News (News) February 2004A cosmetic surgeon who runs a chain of private clinics in the North-East is to contest this year's European...

Carillion/RBS £135m Oxford hospital

Healthcare Market News (Public Private Partnerships) February 2004A joint venture between Carillion and the Royal Bank of Scotland has reached financial close on the...

New back-office PMI system

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) February 2004Sirius Financial Systems has launched a new integrated back-office application targeted at medical insurance intermediaries. Sirius, which also...

Mental health bill could be relaxed

Healthcare Market News (Mental Health) February 2004The government looks likely to specify in more detail the conditions under which people can be forcibly detained...

Another ITC contract signed as Reid plans to outsource 15% of NHS surgery

Healthcare Market News (News) February 2004The Department of Health (DoH) has finalised another contract to run new independent treatment centres (ITCs), after announcing the...

DoH fails to respond to concordat data

Healthcare Market News (News) February 2004The Department of Health has failed to respond to calls from the House of Commons Health Select Committee to...

Bart’s £1bn preferred bidder confirmed

Healthcare Market News (Public Private Partnerships) February 2004John Laing plc has confirmed that it has been invited to join a consortium, involving Skanska BOT,...

BHSF premium income up 8% in 2003

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) February 2004Midlands-based health insurer, The Health Scheme from BHSF, has announced that premium income grew by 8% during 2003...