King’s Fund chairman

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) April 2004Sir Cyril Chantler has been named as the new chairman of the King's Fund. Sir Cyril, whose background is...

Portland caesarean death doctor cleared

Healthcare Market News (News) April 2004An anaesthetist working at a HCA Healthcare hospital in central London has been cleared of failing to administer life...

Health resource groups

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) April 2004Paul Burstow asked the Secretary of State for Health (10 March 2004: Column 1601W) what assessment his department has...

Capio signs £200m credit facility

Healthcare Market News (Company News) April 2004Capio AB has signed a £200m revolving credit facility with a syndicate of six banks. The credit...

NHS boss joins private company board

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) April 2004Mark Britnell, chief executive of University Hospital Birmingham NHS Trust, has become a non-executive director of healthcare information provider...

£20m obesity hospital in chaos

Healthcare Market News (News) April 2004There is mounting confusion over the future of Dolan Park Hospital, the specialist obesity hospital which was hoping to...

NHS financial reforms

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) April 2004Paul Burstow asked the Secretary of State for Health (10 March 2004: Column 1605W) whether there will be a...

Norwich Union group PMI scheme

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) April 2004Norwich Union Healthcare has launched a new group private medical insurance (PMI) modular product for schemes designed for...

Sodexho PFI commercial director

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) April 2004Sodexho Healthcare has appointed Mike Fox-Davies as commercial director for its PFI projects. Fox-Davies has been working for Sodexho...

BUPA sees 20% surge in demand for cosmetic surgery

Healthcare Market News (News) April 2004BUPA witnessed a 20% rise in cosmetic surgery across its hospitals last year, due in part to a noticeable...