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...

Denplan launches interest-free loans for top end dental procedures

Healthcare Market News (Dentistry) November 2004A new finance product, enabling dentists to offer patients interest-free loans of up to £25,000 for private dental treatment,...

NHS waiting lists hit 17-year low

Healthcare Market News (News) November 2004The total number of people on NHS waiting lists fell during September 2004 by 4,500 to 856,600 - the...

General Healthcare progresses slowly

Healthcare Market News (Company News) November 2004General Healthcare Group (GHG) has continued to increase turnover and profitability in the year ended 31 December 2003...

Capio lands £9.6m NHS deal

Healthcare Market News (News) November 2004Capio has secured its second major NHS contract in six months. Under the £9.6m deal, negotiated and signed locally...

NHS set to spend additional £1bn in private sector

Healthcare Market News (News) November 2004The Department of Health (DH) could be set to spend almost £1bn a year more in the private sector...

BAAPS publishes cosmetic surgery guidelines

Healthcare Market News (News) November 2004The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) is urging potential consumers of cosmetic surgery to use reputable approved...

Capio down in UK but growth projected

Healthcare Market News (Company News) November 2004Capio AB, the Swedish based healthcare provider with extensive interests in the UK, has announced improved global results...

CMO to investigate BPAS over links with unlawful Spanish abortions

Healthcare Market News (News) November 2004The British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) is to be investigated by the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) over allegations that...

New £22m PD unit for Gosforth

A £22m psychiatric unit for adults with personality disorders is to be built by the NHS in Gosforth in Northumberland. The unit, which is...