New board member at Care UK

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) February 2005Miles Roberts has been appointed to the Board of Care UK as a non-executive director.Roberts, who will chair the...

Walk-in centres

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) February 2005Frank Dobson asked (17 January 2005 : Column 804W) what assessment had been made of the social class, income,...

HSA makes inroads into PMI market with acquisition of BCWA

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) February 2005Cash plan market leader HSA Healthcare has acquired Bristol-based mutual BCWA for an undisclosed sum.BCWA, which primarily provides...

Priory appoints new head of public-private partnerships

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) February 2005Dr Greg Parston has joined the Priory Group as head of public-private partnerships, with an extended brief for corporate...

A low point for the private hospital sector (21/12/04)

Demand for private hospital treatment grew at its lowest rate for six years in the economic and political climate of 2003, according to Laing's...

NHS Direct goes digital

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2004The Department of Health (DH) has launched a new digital satellite television version of NHS Direct. The service will...

St Vincent’s Hospital starts new venture

Healthcare Market News (Company News) December 2004St Vincent's Hospital has announced the completion of the sale of its surplus land, previously the hospital site,...

Primecare services criticised by Trust

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2004Out-of-hours GP provider Primecare, part of Nestor Healthcare, has been criticised over its service to Bridgend Local Health Board...

Independent sector signs up to overseas staffing charter

The independent sector has finally succumbed to pressure to accept a strict ethical code on international recruitment, designed to prevent the UK from 'poaching'...

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)...