BUPA £2m Edinburgh development

Healthcare Market News (News) August 2003BUPA has opened a new operating theatre at its Murrayfield Hospital in Edinburgh as part of a £2m development.The...

Norwich Union Waiting List Guide

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) August 2003Norwich Union Healthcare has added a Waiting List Guide to its online Personal Health Manager service, allowing its...

Government promises improved access to NHS dentistry

Healthcare Market News (Dentistry) August 2003The Department of Health (DoH) has announced a £10m investment to help primary care trusts (PCTs) get ready to...

First private NHS trust franchisee named

Healthcare Market News (News) August 2003Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield has signed a three-year franchise agreement with health service consultants Secta, making it...

Nuffield to offer Alzheimer’s test

Healthcare Market News (News) August 2003Nuffield Hospitals is offering a simple memory test which it is claims can help detect the early signs of...

BUPA prostate laser treatment

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) August 2003A new laser treatment for non cancerous (benign) prostate tumours that reduces recovery time and is less invasive...

National consultation launched as choice pilots falter

Healthcare Market News (News) August 2003A national consultation which aims to look at ways in which healthcare delivery can offer patients more choice has...

Government to issue PFI gilts

Healthcare Market News (News) August 2003The treasury has said that it is planning to lend directly to private finance initiative (PFI) investors as a...

German healthcare reforms

Healthcare Market News (News) August 2003The German government reached a landmark compromise with the opposition last month on a radical revamp of the country's...

Berkeley Morgan flexible benefits package

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) August 2003A new flexible employee benefits package has been launched by Berkeley Morgan Group. The package, called Flexi-Benefits, includes...