Coventry LIFT scheme

Healthcare Market News (News) November 2003A consortium which includes Galliford Try plc, the construction and housebuilding group, has been named as the preferred private...

BUPA Cheshire facelift nears completion

Healthcare Market News (News) November 2003A £3.7m facelift to BUPA's hospital in Stretton, North Cheshire is nearing the final stages of completion. Contractor Bluestone...

New broker for Oasis

Healthcare Market News (News) November 2003Oasis Healthcare plc, the AIM-listed UK dental care operator, has appointed Oriel Securities Ltd as nominated adviser and broker...

Local govt should copy LIFT model

Healthcare Market News (News) November 2003Local Improvement Finance Trust (LIFT), the public-private partnership (PPP) model developed by the NHS to meet the building needs...

Luxury makeover for Welsh NHS hospital

Healthcare Market News (News) November 2003Individual rooms with en-suite facilities are available at a NHS hospital in Wales, following a two year £3m redevelopment.In-patient...

NHS private patient units to face probe into finances

Healthcare Market News (News) November 2003The National Audit Office (NAO) is considering launching a full investigation into the financing of NHS hospital private patient...

Healthsure and Nuffield partnership

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) November 2003Cashplan provider HealthSure has agreed a partnership with Nuffield Hospitals to offer health screening for corporate clients. Corporate...

NHS Alliance: GP shortage will worsen

Healthcare Market News (News) November 2003The NHS Alliance has warned that a shortage of GPs will lead to major problems for the health service,...

PFI roundup

Healthcare Market News (News) November 2003* The PFI contract to build the new Savernake Hospital for Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Strategic Health Authority has been...

GHG hits back after ISTC snub

Healthcare Market News (News) November 2003After failing to win a contract to run new independent sector treatment centres (ISTCs), General Healthcare Group (GHG) has...