HCI contract win

Healthcare Market News (News) December 1999HCI International Medical Centre has secured a renewed contract with Algeria's National Social Security Federation, CNAS, which it claims...

Intensive care beds

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) December 1999The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 22 November at column 31) how many intensive care beds...

Prime Health praise for IFAs

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) December 1999Prime Health, the healthcare subsidiary of Standard Life, has reported a 40% growth in business from Independent Financial...

New healthcare facility for Oxford

Healthcare Market News (News) December 1999Independent Care has obtained planning consent for a new healthcare facility in Oxford. The Oxford Centre will hold up...

BUPA in NHS training link

Healthcare Market News (News) December 1999The BUPA Hospital Norwich is working in partnership with the NHS to provide training for radiographers, in what is...

PPP Healthcare link with AOL

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) December 1999PPP Healthcare has formed a new partnership with AOL to provide online information on healthcare related issues. AOL...

More severe mental illness in deprived areas

Healthcare Market News (News) December 1999A study designed to assess the frequency of mental health problems and mental health service use in the population...

Varied costs of hospital treatment

Healthcare Market News (News) December 1999The National Schedule of Reference Costs, providing detailed information on the costs of NHS care, was published this month...

Hospital completes redevelopment

Healthcare Market News (News) December 1999The Berkshire Independent Hospital in Reading, owned by Community Hospitals Group, has completed a £2.3m redevelopment. Improvements at the...

Specsavers appoints head of dentistry

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) December 1999Following an announcement in May 1999 that Specsavers is to the enter the dental market, the company has...