Demand for services prompts additional beds

Healthcare Market News (Mental Health) October 2004Westminster Health Care has added a further seven bedrooms to its specialist mental health unit in Billingham, Cleveland...

Back to basics for PMI

Healthcare Market News (Special Report) October 2004Norwich Union Healthcare is going back to basics to determine its future health insurance strategy, according to new...

DH signs deal for Shepton Mallet ISTC

Healthcare Market News (News) October 2004Further signs that the Independent Sector Treatment Centre (ISTC) programme is finally beginning to gather momentum emerged last month...

Nestor announces reduced Interims

Healthcare Market News (Company News) October 2004Nestor Healthcare Group Plc has announced dramatically reduced figures for the half year to June 2004. The results,...

Huntercombe appointment

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) August 2004Dr John Duncan has joined the Huntercombe Edinburgh Hospital as child and adolescent psychiatrist. Previously, Dr Duncan worked as...

Laing & Buisson Annual PMI Conference

Healthcare Market News (Special Report) October 2004PMI faced with its most significant period of changeThe private medical insurance product must show demonstrable differences to...

DH set to tighten up cosmetic surgery regulations

Healthcare Market News (News) October 2004The government is expected to mount a massive clampdown on the cosmetic surgery industry, following a report commissioned by...

Third profit warning from Reed

Healthcare Market News (Company News) October 2004Health and social care staffing operator Reed Health Group Plc has announced dramatically reduced profits for the year...

Casualty Plus announces encouraging figures

Healthcare Market News (Company News) October 2004Casualty Plus, the operator of the UK's first, private sector, purpose built casualty and urgent treatment centre, has...

The whole health system must be free to compete

Healthcare Market News (Special Report) October 2004Speaking at Laing and Buisson's Annual PMI Conference last month Shadow Health Secretary Andrew Lansley emphasized the substantial...