Report highlights shortcomings in surgery

Healthcare Market News (News) November 1998A total of 19,496 people died within 30 days of having surgery during 1996-97, according to the report by...

Professional self-regulation

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) November 1998The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 19 October 1998 at column 986) what steps will be...

Southern Cross acquisitions

Southern Cross has confirmed the acquisition of three homes, bringing the total number of homes in operation to 35, with 1867 beds.The three homes...

Westminster annual general meeting

Westminster Health Care (WHC) this month held its annual general meeting. At the meeting, John Lockhart, chairman of WHC, referred to the challenging nature...

Care UK ends sale talks

The board of Care UK confirmed this month that discussions with regard to a possible offer for the company have effectively been terminated. The...

Brain injury forum established

Healthcare Market News (News) October 1998A UK acquired brain injury forum is to be established in order to bring together a coalition of organisations...

Insurers rally to fend off regulation threats

Healthcare Market News (News) October 1998The private medical insurance industry would appear to have saved itself from statutory regulation through the publication of a...

Quality audit for BUPA network hospitals

Healthcare Market News (News) October 1998BUPA is to introduce systems to measure the quality of outcomes in the 170 hospitals which make up its...

Cover for psychiatric conditions expanding

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) October 1998A consumer guide to insurance cover for psychiatric cover published by the Independent Healthcare Association (IHA) shows that...

Corporate dentistry takes leap forward

Healthcare Market News (News) October 1998Boots the Chemists announced this month that it has acquired one of only 27 dental bodies corporate (DBCs) which...