Oasis proposes Dencare acquisition as turnover jumps 91%

Healthcare Market News (Dentistry) December 2002Oasis Healthcare plc has announced plans to acquire leading corporate dental care operator Dencare for a total consideration of...

European doctors

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) December 2002Tim Loughton asked the Secretary of State for Health (4 November 2002: Column 126W) if he will list the...

Psychotic disorders among adults

Healthcare Market News (Mental Health) December 2002Over 70% of a sample of people with a psychotic illness living in the community had thought about...

Male nurse registrations reach record levels

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2002One in ten registered nurses in the UK is now a man, according to the latest statistics from the...

Private patient work makes up over 50% of dentists’ income

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2002A new survey by health and social care analysts Laing & Buisson has found that over half of UK...

Delayed discharges

Simon Burns asked the Secretary of State for Health (25 November 2002: Column 134W) how many operations were cancelled in England and Wales in...

DoH statistics on mental health inpatients

Healthcare Market News (Mental Health) December 2002The number of detentions under the Mental Health Act increased from 47,500 to 47,700 between 2000/01 to 2001/02...

Additional £10m for palliative care

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2002The Department of Health (DoH) has announced the allocation of an additional £10m for specialist palliative care services. Speaking...

DoH reviews in-house staffing agency as teething troubles come to light

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2002The Department of Health (DoH) has played down claims that NHS Professionals, its in-house staffing agency, is floundering due...

Independent Sector Usage Survey

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) December 2002Liam Fox asked the Secretary of State for Health (7 November 2002: Column 532W) if he intends to publish...