New association represents OH providers

Healthcare Market News (News) July 2004A new organisation has been established to represent the interests of occupational health providers. The Commercial Occupation Health Providers...

Employee benefits on the decline

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) July 2004Employee benefits, including private medical insurance (PMI), are on the decline, according to the latest annual survey of...

Out-of-hours services

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) July 2004Paul Burstow asked the Secretary of State for Health (30 June 2004: Column 336W) how many primary care trusts...

IDH starts to recover but confirms bid

Healthcare Market News (Dentistry) July 2004Integrated Dental Holdings, the dental chain focused on the NHS market, has announced improved results for the half year...

Indian hospitals look to attract Western patients

Healthcare Market News (News) July 2004Hospitals in India are stepping up their campaign to attract overseas patients. A recent study by the Confederation of...

Norwich Union launches employee assistance programme

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) July 2004Norwich Union Healthcare has launched an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for all new and existing corporate Private Medical...

PCTs failing to implement NICE fertility guidance

Healthcare Market News (News) July 2004A survey of Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) has revealed that widespread confusion still exists over the commissioning of fertility...

Oasis operating results benefit from acquisitions

Healthcare Market News (Dentistry) July 2004Oasis Healthcare Plc, one of the UK's leading dentistry companies, has announced an interesting set of results for the...

Cancer remains UK’s biggest killer

Healthcare Market News (News) July 2004Circulatory diseases and cancer remain the main causes of death for adults in the UK, according to the latest...

New PMI package from HSA

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) July 2004HSA has launched a private medical insurance (PMI) package which allows employers to pick options from a range...