Tim Elsigood to head up IHF

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) May 2005Tim Elsigood is leaving Capio to take up the post of executive director at the Independent Healthcare Forum (IHF).Elsigood,...

Hewitt takes over from Reid at Department of Health

Healthcare Market News (News) May 2005Patricia Hewitt has been appointed secretary of state for health in the prime minister's post-election cabinet reshuffle. John Reid,...

Ipswich planning application

Healthcare Market News (Public Private Partnerships) May 2005Formal planning applications for the £26m Garret Anderson centre at Ipswich have been submitted to Ipswich Council....

BUPA non-executive director

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) May 2005BUPA has appointed Lord Leitch as a non-executive director.Lord Leitch has had a distinguished career in the financial services...

Independent sector calls for more input into Welsh ‘second offer scheme’

Healthcare Market News (News) May 2005The Independent Healthcare Forum (IHF) is calling on the National Assembly for Wales to increase its use of independent...

Whipps Cross on hold

Healthcare Market News (Public Private Partnerships) May 2005Consort Healthcare has withdrawn from the PFI competition to design and deliver a new hospital at Whipps...

PruHealth CEO

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) May 2005PruHealth chief executive Catherine McGraph has stepped down after just six months following the company's official launch last October....

Caesarean rate climbs to nearly 23%

Healthcare Market News (News) May 2005The proportion of births carried out by caesarean section rose to 22.7% in 2003/04.The caesarean section rate has nearly...

Electra Partners acquires Covenant Healthcare

Healthcare Market News (Company News) May 2005Pheonix Equity Partners has sold Covenant Healthcare to private equity house Electra Partners Europe for £170m ending months...

New finance director at BHSF

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) May 2005BHSF Group has appointed Nick Wright as finance director. Wright, who took up the post on 1 May, joined...