Integrated Dental reports loss following take-over

Healthcare Market News (Dentistry) July 2005Integrated Dental Holdings Ltd, which was acquired by Diverse Acquisitions Ltd in July 2004, has announced a loss for...

South Devon seeks bidders for £187.5m PFI hospital

Healthcare Market News (Public Private Partnerships) July 2005South Devon Healthcare is seeking bidders for a new hospital facility to replace the majority of existing...

Castlebeck group marketing manager

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) July 2005Specialist healthcare and rehabilitation services provider Castlebeck has appointed Simon Blunden as group marketing manager.Blunden has over 17 years'...

Whitecross sells for profit

Healthcare Market News (Dentistry) July 2005Whitecross Dental Care Ltd, the large dental care provider which is part of Integrated Dental Care, taken private last...

New finance package for healthcare buildings

Healthcare Market News (Public Private Partnerships) July 2005Off-site construction specialists and Portakabin subsidiary Yorkon has introduced a new finance package for the funding of...

Chief executive for new NHS body

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) July 2005Professor Bernard Crump has been appointed chief executive designate of the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement - a...

Demand for PMI holds up in spite of NHS reform

Healthcare Market News (News) July 2005Demand for private medical insurance (PMI) remained stable in 2004 despite dramatic falls in NHS waiting lists. The latest...

Priory sale finally closes at massive £875m

Healthcare Market News (Company News) July 2005After months of speculation the Priory Group has finally changed hands in a deal that has once again...

Reed board appointments

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) July 2005Reed Health Group plc has appointed Ian Furniss as group finance director. A chartered accountant, Furniss previously held the...

Additionality clause scrapped for some specialties

Healthcare Market News (News) July 2005Doctors working in some specialties will no longer be excluded from working in independent sector treatment centres (ISTCs). Addressing...