BCWA relaunches discounts package

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) February 1999BCWA Healthcare has reviewed the discounts it offers in an attempt to attract new customers to private medical...

New PFI hospital for Bromley

Healthcare Market News (News) December 1998Health Minister Alan Milburn has announced the conclusion of negotiations to build a new £155m hospital in Bromley under...

New Nuffield hospital for Leeds

Healthcare Market News (News) December 1998Nuffield Hospitals has confirmed that it is planning to build a new £28m hospital in Leeds city centre, on...

Report on new NHS charter launched

Healthcare Market News (News) December 1998Health ministers have welcomed the publication of a report proposing a new NHS Patient's Charter. The report was compiled...

Barnsley mental health services criticised

A Social Services Inspectorate (SSI) report has criticised the provision of mental health services by Barnsley social services department after an inspection undertaken in...

Mental health strategy published

Healthcare Market News (News) December 1998The government has published a new strategy document setting out its proposals to modernise mental health services by improving...

St Martins seeks greater corporate identity

Healthcare Market News (News) December 1998St Martins Hospitals Ltd has relaunched itself as St Martins Healthcare Ltd, in an attempt to portray a more...

New strategy to tackle £150m fraud

Healthcare Market News (News) December 1998Health Minister Alan Milburn this month launched a new strategy to clamp down on fraud in the National Health...

Private hospital market buoyant

Healthcare Market News (News) December 1998The private hospital sector is experiencing buoyant demand in the current economic and political climate, according to the 1998/99...

St Vincents withdraws from acute market

Healthcare Market News (News) December 1998St Vincents Orthopaedic Hospital in Pinner, Middlesex, has confirmed that it has ceased carrying out orthopaedic surgery. The hospital...