Standard Life launches excess policy

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) April 2000Standard Life Healthcare (formerly Prime Health) has launched a new policy, entitled Choices, which also seeks to take...

Cash boost and modernisation for NHS

Healthcare Market News (News) April 2000Additional funds for the NHS were announced in the Budget last month, swiftly followed by demands for modernisation from...

Independent sector facilities available for heart patients

Healthcare Market News (News) April 2000Independent sector operators have offered to make beds available to assist the government in meeting its targets relating to...

WPA claims success for Internet policy

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) April 2000WPA is claiming success for its web-based private medical insurance policy, XShealth.co.uk, with a total of four million...

Progress on regulation

Healthcare Market News (News) April 2000The Department of Health has published a discussion paper, outlining its views on the development of a system of...

Cancer centre for Parkside

Healthcare Market News (News) April 2000Aspen Healthcare has confirmed that it has received planning permission for a new clinic adjacent to the Parkside Hospital,...

QBE completes review of Iron Trades business

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) April 2000QBE has completed its strategic review of the Iron Trades Insurance business, following its acquisition of the company...

Hospital launches snoring clinic

Healthcare Market News (News) April 2000The Duchy Nuffield Hospital has launched the North Yorkshire Snoring and Sleep Apnoea Centre, offering somnoplasty under a local...

Health Spending

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) February 2000The Chancellor of the Exchequer was asked (Hansard 3 February at column 679W) by how much spending on health...

New technology offered at London Clinic

Healthcare Market News (News) April 2000The London Clinic has introduced a new surgical aid which aims to reduce the chance of patients becoming impotent...