Private doctor was not registered with GMC

Healthcare Market News (News) July 2004Police in London are investigating claims that an unregistered doctor has been performing treatment at a private men's health...

Work begins on new BMI hospital

Healthcare Market News (News) July 2004Work has begun on a new £24m BMI hospital in Coventry. The 54-bed unit, due to open in October...

More research needed into acne treatments

Healthcare Market News (News) July 2004Doctors in the United States (US) have called for more research into laser acne treatments. Writing in the Journal...

PPP launches intermediary handbook on FSA regulation

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) July 2004AXA PPP Healthcare has issued intermediaries with the first installment of a new business support manual to help...

BUPA adds NHS section to website

Healthcare Market News (News) July 2004BUPA Hospitals has added an NHS zone to its website, providing patients with information on how to obtain treatment...

BUPA sells off hospitals in a bid to lower prices

Healthcare Market News (News) July 2004BUPA Hospitals is to sell ten off ten of its hospitals and introduce greater standardisation across its business and...

Orthopaedics

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) July 2004Paul Burstow asked the Secretary of State for Health (7 June 2004: Column 43W) how many overseas orthopaedic surgeons...

Healthcare cash plan providers do better

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) July 2004Two of the UK's largest healthcare cash plan providers have announced improved results for the past year.HSA, formerly...

Private healthcare (NHS patients)

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) July 2004Frank Field asked the Secretary of State for Health (17 June 2004: Column 1114W) how much was spent on...

Conservatives unveil new health policy

Healthcare Market News (News) July 2004A future Conservative government would abandon centrally imposed hospital targets, including those on maximum waiting times, and would subsidise...