Budget unlikely to impact on PMI

Healthcare Market News (News) May 2002Private medical insurers say the Budget will not have any marked effects on business, despite Chancellor Gordon Brown's desire...

DoH report hails independent sector role

Healthcare Market News (News) May 2002The Department of Health (DoH) has acknowledged the role played by the independent sector in managing winter pressures in...

Speculation over future of HCI Clydebank

Healthcare Market News (News) May 2002HCI has refused to confirm or deny reports that it is engaged in talks with the Scottish Executive to...

Well man’s clinic in Middlesex

Healthcare Market News (News) May 2002Bishops Wood Hospital in Northwood, Middlesex, owned by BMI Healthcare, has launched a Well Man's clinic. The clinic is...

Milburn announces cuts in waiting times

Healthcare Market News (News) May 2002The private sector has contributed to a reduction in NHS waiting times over the past year according to Secretary...

Hysterectomies could be avoided

Healthcare Market News (News) May 2002Up to 75% of hysterectomies performed on women suffering Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding (DUB) could be avoided, suggests a report...

Government fails to define relationship with private providers

Healthcare Market News (News) May 2002The government's plans for greater private sector involvement in healthcare provision remain vague despite a distinct change in policy...

Increase in registered nurse numbers

Healthcare Market News (News) May 2002The number of nurses and midwives registered in the UK has risen dramatically during the past year. Provisional figures...

Government failing on mixed wards

Healthcare Market News (News) May 2002Some psychiatric patients in mixed sex wards are subject to sexual harassment in spite of government guidelines to reduce...

New social insurance system proposed

Healthcare Market News (News) May 2002The Adam Smith Institute has drawn up proposals for a new UK health system based on competing social insurance...