NHSScotland chief executive

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) December 2004Dr Kevin Woods has been appointed as the new chief executive of NHSScotland and head of the Scottish Executive...

First ‘super surgery’ opens in East London

Healthcare Market News (Public Private Partnerships) December 2004The first of the government's new wave of 'super-surgeries' has opened in East London. The £4.9m health...

Doctors anxious over implications of patient choice

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2004Hospitals that do not attract patients in sufficient numbers could go bankrupt when the government's full programme of patient...

Profits nearly double at Care UK

Healthcare Market News (Company News) December 2004Care UK plc has announced its preliminary results for the year ended 30 September 2004. The company reported...

New HFEA members

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) December 2004Health Minister Melanie Johnson has announced the reappointment of three current members and the appointment of a new member...

Former BUPA chief exec Damerell dies

Derek Damerell, a former chief executive of BUPA, has died at the age of 83. Damerell joined BUPA in 1974 from the Wool Secretariat...

IHF and BMA launch joint guidance on appraisal

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2004The Independent Healthcare Forum (IHF) and the British Medical Association (BMA) have published their long-awaited guidance on 'whole practice...

Care UK moves into primary care market with out-of-hours contract

Healthcare Market News (Company News) December 2004Care UK has entered into a groundbreaking partnership with Essex Ambulance Trust to provide out-of-hours primary care services...

Reed Health CEO stands down

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) December 2004Troubled health and social care staffing operator Reed Health Group Plc has announced the sudden departure of David Fennel...

Four Seasons north east director

Four Seasons Health Care has appointed Elaine Hardiman as its new regional director for north east England. Hardiman, who will be responsible for 29...