Private Healthcare

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) December 2003Laura Moffatt asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (13 November 2003: Column 422W) what the cost to public funds...

Latest waiting list figures

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2003The small residue of people in England and Wales waiting for more than a year for a NHS operation...

Travel clinic franchise open for business

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2003Two nurses have opened the first franchise of a travel health company hoping to expand across the UK. Ann...

Oasis strategy paying off

Healthcare Market News (Company News) December 2003Dental group Oasis Healthcare has reported a big jump in underlying profits in the first six months of...

London over-using inpatient treatment

Healthcare Market News (Mental Health) December 2003Health authorities in London are admitting too many people with mental health problems to hospital rather than helping...

Foundation trust regulator named

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) December 2003Bill Moyes, director general of the British Retail Consortium, has been appointed as the independent regulator for foundation hospitals....

More funding for out-of-hours care

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2003The Department of Health (DoH) has pledged an extra £28m to remote and disadvantaged communities to make sure out-of-hours...

Nestor issues another warning

Nestor Healthcare Group plc, the leading private provider of healthcare workers in the UK has issued a trading statement, warning that profit expectations for...

Scottish waiting times figures

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2003The Scottish Executive has released waiting times figures for the quarter ending 30 September 2003. They show that despite...

Standard Life choice survey

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2003Patients are demanding more information, choice and control over their healthcare than ever before, according to new research published...