Cost of heart disease spirals

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2002Coronary heart disease (CHD) could be costing the UK over £7bn a year, according to new research funded by...

NHS day case procedures could be doubled

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2002Vast numbers of operations deemed suitable for day surgery are still being carried out as inpatient procedures, according to...

New funding bolsters HFEA’s regulatory powers

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2002The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has been given the go-ahead to increase the fees it charges clinics...

Frictional discharge

Paul Burstow asked the Secretary of State for Health (5 December 2002: Column 965W) what his definition is of frictional discharge; and what the...

Speculation over R&SA PMI business

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) December 2002Royal & SunAlliance (R&SA) has refused to comment on reports that it plans to sell the PMI arm...

BUPA uses new software to track patients’ health

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2002BUPA is using new technology developed by its healthcare IT company, Outcome Technologies, to measure clinical outcomes in each...

BUPA launches policy for cancer and heart disease

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) December 2002A new PMI scheme which offers members reduced subscriptions in return for condition-limited cover has been introduced by...

Former Match CEO settles out of court

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2002Former Match Group chief executive Kate Bleasdale has been awarded £2.2m in an out-of-court settlement with her former employers,...

New blindness treatment available to BUPA members

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) December 2002BUPA is offering photodynamic therapy to members who are suffering from age-related macular degeneration (AMD) - the most...

IDH slows expansion as share price plummets

Healthcare Market News (Dentistry) December 2002Integrated Dental Holdings (IDH) looks set to become the next healthcare company to suffer at the hands of the...