Nuffield acquires mobile surgery operator

Healthcare Market News (Company News) November 2004Nuffield Hospitals has acquired mobile operating theatre company Vanguard Healthcare Solutions for an undisclosed sum.Vanguard is the largest...

LHF account manager

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) November 2004LHF, part of the HSA Group, has appointed Laurie Parker as senior account manager. Parker will work with the...

Denplan announces new surge

Healthcare Market News (Dentistry) November 2004Denplan has announced a strong surge in growth in 2004, despite experiencing a flat year in 2003 when it...

First decrease in NHS spending on agency nurses

Healthcare Market News (News) November 2004NHS spending on agency nursing staff has decreased for the first time since 1990. According to provisional figures published...

Optical Express acquires Boots’ dentistry and laser eye clinics

Healthcare Market News (Company News) November 2004Optical Express has reached an agreement to acquire Boots Group Plc's laser eye correction and dentistry businesses for...

Waiting lists

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) November 2004Sandra Gidley (Lib/Dem) asked the Secretary of State for Health (21 October 2004: Column 932W) if he will list,...

NICE issues new guidance on frequency of dental check-ups

Healthcare Market News (Dentistry) November 2004The National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) has issued revised guidance on the frequency of dental check-ups. The new...

Spending on agency nurses trebled between 1997 and 2003

Healthcare Market News (News) November 2004The NHS is becoming increasingly reliant on temporary nursing staff in spite of the introduction of NHS Professionals. According...

Reed Health Group set to clinch major deal for AHPs in London

Healthcare Market News (Company News) November 2004Reed Health Group plc and The North West London NHS Procurement Confederation, acting on behalf of a number...

Independent providers to run NHS walk-in centres

Healthcare Market News (News) November 2004The Department of Health (DH) has invited expressions of interest from independent healthcare providers to run a new wave...