NHS Direct scoops EC internet award

Healthcare Market News (News) June 2003NHS Direct's website was one of the four winners of the first e-health awards organised by the European Commission....

BCWA budget scheme

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) June 2003BCWA Healthcare has launched a new budget private medical insurance (PMI) scheme called Accessible Private Health Cover. The...

Private providers get 40% of DTC work – but do they want it?

Healthcare Market News (News) June 2003The government has set a target of 285,000 extra NHS operations to be carried out in diagnostic and treatment...

New healthcare recruitment website

Healthcare Market News (News) June 2003A new online recruitment service has been launched to connect recruiters, employers and job seekers within the medical and...

HSA in two year football sponsorship deal

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) June 2003Healthplan provider HSA has signed a two-season sponsorship deal with Premiership football club Blackburn Rovers. The deal will...

BMA sends private practice tips to consultants

Healthcare Market News (News) June 2003The British Medical Association (BMA) has issued guidance to consultants on how they might go about quitting the NHS...

Free dental checks for Scotland by 2007

Healthcare Market News (Dentistry) June 2003A commitment to 'systematically introduce' free dental checks in Scotland by 2007 has been made as part of a...

Assured Medical opens London admin support facility

Healthcare Market News (News) June 2003Assured Medical Limited has announced the opening of its London office and service centre, designed to offer practice management...

Question marks over PFI hospitals’ value for money

Healthcare Market News (News) June 2003The first hospitals to be built under the private finance initiative (PFI) have proved far too costly, Stephen Byers...

Prince of Wales makes the case for alternative medicine

Healthcare Market News (News) June 2003The Prince of Wales met leaders from the UK's complementary and conventional medical organisations at St. James's Palace in...