New CEO at Portland

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) June 2005Peter J Curtis has been appointed chief executive of the HCA-owned Portland Hospital for Women and Children in London....

Hospitals to be prosecuted for hygiene failures

Healthcare Market News (News) June 2005Hospital managers could face criminal prosecution if they fail to maintain new hygiene codes designed to eradicate infection by...

Care UK announces fourth ISTC win as turnover climbs 24%

Healthcare Market News (Company News) June 2005Care UK's 50% owned independent sector treatment centre (ISTC) venture Partnership Health Group (PHG) has been appointed preferred...

Oasis directors

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) June 2005Guy Blomfield has been appointed operations director for Oasis Healthcare Plc. Blomfield has worked as a change management consultant...

Sacked surgeon claims he was assisted by unregistered doctor

Healthcare Market News (News) June 2005An orthopaedic surgeon who was sacked by Capio Healthcare in January has claimed he was assisted in an operation...

Sovereign raises new fund for healthcare investments

Healthcare Market News (Company News) June 2005Private equity firm Sovereign Capital has indicated it is on the lookout for new healthcare investments after it...

Huge increase in independent sector procurement as Hewitt ups pace of NHS reform

Healthcare Market News (News) June 2005Fears that the government's health reforms might lose momentum as a result of its reduced Commons majority have been...

£9m refurbishment at Cromwell

Healthcare Market News (News) June 2005The Cromwell Hospital in London has announced a £9m refurbishment of its oncology centre. Under the plans, the hospital...

Cost of workplace absence rises

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) June 2005The cost to the UK economy of workplace absence rose again in 2004 despite a fall in the...

DH plans to extend private involvement in primary care services

Healthcare Market News (News) June 2005The Department of Health (DH) is proposing ring-fencing 10% of NHS trusts' primary care budgets for contracts with independent...