3i casts healthcare funding net further afield

Venture capitalist 3i has signed an agreement to acquire Nordic healthcare provider Carema Vård och Omsorg AB in the group's latest move into the...

Charity slams youth mental healthcare

A report published by mental welfare charity the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities has said that more must be done to ensure young...

Funding shake up called for by think tank

A system based on Direct Payments should be introduced for mental health patients in order to give them greater choice over the treatment types...

Evercare to continue despite lacking evidence

An evaluation of the US-style healthcare programme Evercare has said that the project is proving a success in managing NHS care of older people...

£116m acquisition reshuffles major operator league

Four Seasons Health Care has become the largest provider in the marketplace after completing the purchase of Irish-based BetterCare following a period of rumour...

First dedicated eating disorder centre for Wales

Newly formed Welsh company Trevillian Care Services has announced plans to open a residential centre in Cardiff this autumn for people with eating disorders.Just...

Irish commission appointments

Northern Ireland's Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS) has announced changes to its Mental Health Commission.New appointments will see Dr Carmel...

Healthcare to suffer from new tax rules?

On 4 March the Inland Revenue announced significant changes to the rules on transfer pricing and corporate debt rules, which will affect the tax...

Nestor current trading

Prior to its AGM on 28 April 2005, Nestor Healthcare Group plc gave a trading update on its current performance. Fortunately, compared to recent...

Cromwell introduces one stage prostate cancer treatment

Healthcare Market News (News) May 2005One-stage prostate brachytherapy, also known as permanent radioactive seed implant therapy, is now available at the Cromwell Hospital in...