West Kent urology partnership

Healthcare Market News (News) August 2003Three urology consultants have joined together to set up a new partnership in Kent for patients with prostate, bladder...

Ambition 24Hours home care service

Healthcare Market News (Company News) August 2003Nursing agency Ambition 24Hours has launched a round-the-clock home nursing service which aims to cut the length of...

MIA Lodestone chief executive

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) August 2003MIA Group Ltd has appointed Patrick Byrne as chief executive officer of its UK diagnostic imaging and pathology businesses,...

38 more trusts get foundation chance

Healthcare Market News (News) August 2003Prime Minister Tony Blair has been urged to scale back his healthcare reforms, after announcing plans to more than...

BUPA £2m Edinburgh development

Healthcare Market News (News) August 2003BUPA has opened a new operating theatre at its Murrayfield Hospital in Edinburgh as part of a £2m development.The...

Standard Life profit up

Healthcare Market News (Company News) August 2003Standard Life Healthcare has said that it has seen a buoyant start to the year with new business...

Secta boss takes over NHS franchise

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) August 2003Anne Heast has been named as the first private sector chief executive of a NHS trust, at the Good...

Nestor receives bid approach

Nestor Healthcare, the leading temporary care staff provider, has announced an unsolicited approach regarding a possible offer for the company. The directors indicated that...

Personal Care

Nigel Jones asked the Secretary of State for Health (1 July 2003: Column 236W) what working definition of personal care is used when determining...

Streets to head up HDA

Paul Streets OBE has been appointed the new chief executive of the Health Development Agency (HDA). Streets is currently chief executive of Diabetes UK...