BUPA business win

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) May 2001BUPA has won a contract to provide PMI to financial services company Citigroup, based in London. The business...

Medical error reporting system launched

Healthcare Market News (News) May 2001Independent hospitals will have to report mistakes to the new National Patient Safety Agency from 2002 as a knock-on...

Moratorium on genetic testing

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) May 2001The government is set to legislate following the recommendation by the Human Genetics Commission for an immediate moratorium...

Consultants

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) May 2001The Secretary of State for Health was asked (23 April 2001: Column: 175W) how many hours per week on...

New national menu for NHS

Healthcare Market News (News) May 2001Broadcaster Lloyd Grossman and his team of seven chefs have unveiled details of the new national NHS menu, which...

Swedes take Community Hospitals

Healthcare Market News (News) May 2001The long running saga for control of Community Hospitals Group (CHG), owners of 21 UK acute hospitals looks as...

Fewer check ups needed

Healthcare Market News (Dentistry) May 2001The Department of Health (DoH) is considering carrying out studies to see if the intervals between the recall of...

Role of private sector highlighted in manifestos

Healthcare Market News (News) May 2001Both the Labour Party and the Conservative Party have highlighted an expanded role for the independent sector in providing...

Review of pay and conditions

Healthcare Market News (Dentistry) May 2001The government has announced a full review of dentists' pay and conditions amid further evidence of a drift towards...

Nuffield Hospitals acquires Bromhead

Healthcare Market News (News) May 2001Nuffield Hospitals has acquired the Bromhead Hospital in Lincoln, subject to completion of the change of ownership requirements with...