Nestor interims

Nestor Healthcare Group has announced interim results for the half-year to 4 July 2003. The results were published as the board of Nestor confirmed that...

New chairs for NI DHSSPS

Northern Ireland's Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS) has announced the appointment of Deirdre Dorman as the new chair of the...

Wandsworth delayed discharge plan

Wandsworth is to expand its intermediate care services in order to help speed up patients' discharge from hospital and prevent unnecessary admissions. The services...

Lords debate foundation bill

Healthcare Market News (News) October 2003The Health and Social Care (community standards) Bill, which provides for foundation hospitals to be set up, returned to...

Care UK to run new independent sector treatment centres

Residential and nursing home provider Care UK plc has been named by the Department of Health (DoH) as one of the preferred bidders to...

Ex-McDonald’s chief to head NHS Professionals

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) October 2003Carmel Flatley, a former senior vice-president of fast food restaurant chain McDonald's, has been formally named as chief executive...

£62.5m more for NHS dentistry

Healthcare Market News (Dentistry) October 2003Health Minister Rosie Winterton has announced a further £62.5m to improve access to and the quality of NHS dental...

BUPA increases anaesthetist fees

Healthcare Market News (News) October 2003BUPA has increased the patient benefit paid for five anaesthetic categories by between £10 and £96 each. The move,...

Capio flat in the UK

Healthcare Market News (Company News) October 2003Capio AB, the Swedish healthcare company which acquired Community Hospitals Group plc, has reported a relatively flat set...

King’s Fund chooses BBC’s Dickson as chief executive

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) October 2003BBC social affairs editor Niall Dickson has been named as the new chief executive of the King's Fund, the...