PCT says no to private treatment centre

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2003The government's independent sector treatment centre (ISTC) programme ran into embarrassing difficulties last month, when non-executive members of South...

Foundation trusts become law

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2003Foundation hospitals became law last month, as the Health and Social Care (Community Standards) Act 2003 narrowly scraped through...

Welsh consultants accept new contract

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2003Consultants in Wales have voted overwhelmingly to accept a new contract which signals the first real change to their...

Skanska favourite for St Barts contract

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2003The contract to run the UK's biggest ever hospital PFI scheme is nearing preferred bidder stage, with a consortium...

Royal Liver launches PMI product

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) December 2003Life assurance provider RoyalLiver has entered into a venture with private medical insurance provider HealthNow to launch its...

Norfolk Council blocks PiC plans

Healthcare Market News (Mental Health) December 2003Plans by Partnerships in Care's Care Perspectives unit to redevelop its medium-secure hospital in South Norfolk have been...

BUPA ambulatory care centres

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2003BUPA has opened new ambulatory care centres at its hospitals in Cardiff and Southampton. The new centre in Cardiff...

Westminster disposal

Westminster Health Care has confirmed the sale of its four specialist facilities for people with learning disabilities to The Regard Partnership for an undisclosed...

GPs keen to charge patients

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2003More than 60% of GPs believe patients should be able to pay for more convenient appointments, according to research...

North Wales Medical Centre update

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2003The North Wales Medical Centre, the general hospital owned by nursing home operator BetterCare, is to introduce a mobile...