BUPA book wins BMA award

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2004A BUPA health information booklet on lower back surgery has been highly commended in the British Medical Association's (BMA's)...

Standard Life extends Switch scheme to over 60s

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) December 2004Standard Life Healthcare has extended its 'Switch' scheme to customers aged over 60.Launched to the under 60's in...

GP claims patients are shunning treatment at ISTC

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2004Orthopaedic patients in Nottingham are shunning the local Independent Sector Treatment Centre (ISTC), preferring to stay on NHS waiting...

Continued delayed discharges

Tom Cox asked the Secretary of State for Health (8 November 2004: Column 532W) what measures he is taking to tackle delayed discharges from...

New site identified for Scarborough hospital

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2004Independent Care has identified a new site for its proposed hospital in Scarborough after planning permission for its original...

Government launches new standard for health at work

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) December 2004The Department of Health (DH) has announced the launch of a 'healthy business assessment' initiative as part of...

GPs able to keep 100% of savings made from direct commissioning

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2004GP practices will be able to retain all of the savings they make from commissioning services under the government's...

Agency nurses

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) December 2004Dr Julian Lewis asked (15 November 2004: Column 1149W) how many agency temporary staff have been working for the...

NHS head claims record success on waiting lists

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2004NHS waiting lists have fallen by over a third since 1998, NHS chief executive Sir Nigel Crisp has reported.Sir...

Craegmoor expands Yorkshire secure services

Healthcare Market News (Mental Health) December 2004Craegmoor Healthcare has added a third unit to its Willows Care Centre in Keighley in Yorkshire.The new low...