First attempt to measure NHS productivity shows decline since 1995

Healthcare Market News (News) November 2004Health Secretary John Reid has dismissed official figures showing a decline in NHS productivity since 1997 as 'absurd'. Reid...

Healthcare Scotland seeks outside investment for Affinity Healthcare

Healthcare Market News (Mental Health) November 2004Venture capital companies are reported to have entered a bidding war for mental health services provider Affinity Healthcare....

Chief nursing officer to tackle MRSA

Chris Beasley has been appointed as England's new chief nursing officer. Beasley, who began her career in nursing in 1962 at the Royal London...

New obesity treatment programme

Healthcare Market News (News) November 2004BMI Hospitals is offering a new obesity treatment programme at six of its hospitals. The Healthier Weight Centres, located...

Doctors join business pressure group

Healthcare Market News (News) November 2004The Independent Doctors Forum (IDF) has joined business pressure group, the Forum of Private Business (FRB). The organisation represents...

Alpha Hospitals acquires Mayflower

Healthcare Market News (Mental Health) November 2004Low secure and adolescent mental health services provider Alpha Hospitals has acquired Mayflower Hospitals Ltd for an undisclosed...

Clinovia regional managers

Clinovia, the community-based home healthcare provider, has announced the appointment of an operations director and a number of regional managers.Graeme Cleland, currently Clinovia's regional...

National Tariff prices fall despite inflationary uplift

Healthcare Market News (News) November 2004The Department of Health (DH) has announced that National Tariff rates for 2005/06 will be based on 2003/04 NHS...

NHS Professionals invoices

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) November 2004Archie Norman (Con) asked the Secretary of State for Health (26 October 2004: column 1200W) what the total value...

Councils warned to commission locally

Healthcare Market News (Mental Health) November 2004The Department of Health (DH) has warned councils that they are relying too heavily on independent sector hospitals...