Shadow chair for NHS Professionals

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) July 2003The NHS Appointments Commission has named Richard Martin as shadow chair of the NHS Professionals Special Health Authority. Martin...

‘Entrepreneurial’ private sector exploiting concordat

Healthcare Market News (News) July 2003NHS purchasers feel they are being exploited by private providers intent on making maximum profit for minimum input, according...

Scottish NHS reforms confirmed

Healthcare Market News (News) July 2003Details of proposed reforms to the NHS in Scotland have been confirmed by Health Minister Malcolm Chisholm. Under the...

FSA keeps PMI on middle risk rating

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) July 2003The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has abandoned plans to make radical changes to the way in which private...

Nestor chairman Beevor to quit

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) July 2003Nestor Healthcare Group plc has announced that Antony Beevor is to step down as non-executive chairman. The company said...

Consultants stand their ground as Reid agrees to meet

Healthcare Market News (News) July 2003The icy relationship between English consultants and the Department of Health (DoH) thawed slightly last month, when new health...

UK bottom of Euro IVF league

Healthcare Market News (News) July 2003The UK is still failing to meet the demand for fertility treatment - in spite of the fact that...

Older staff miss out on health insurance

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) July 2003Two in five organisations do not provide private health insurance benefits for older staff, according to research published...

Nuffield business development director

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) July 2003Former BUPA executive Jonathan Littler has joined Nuffield Hospitals as business development director. He joins human resources director David...

Private cap promise helps government survive second foundation rebellion

Healthcare Market News (News) July 2003A number of concessions aimed at placating rebel MPs failed to stop the government suffering another major backlash over...