More changes at Nuffield

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) June 2003Following the sudden departure of long standing chief executive David Ervine earlier this year (HMN Volume VII Issue vi),...

Welsh NHS stung by nursing agency costs

Healthcare Market News (News) June 2003Spiralling nursing agency costs helped the NHS in Wales run up a £16m deficit in 2002, according to figures...

No surprises as Boots confirms lack of Wellbeing

Healthcare Market News (Company News) June 2003Boots Group plc has announced its preliminary results for the year to 31st March 2003, which confirm many...

BUPA names new IS director

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) June 2003BUPA has appointed John Lister as its new information systems (IS) director, following the retirement of Uwe Natho who...

Tories call for NHS entitlement cards

Healthcare Market News (News) June 2003The Conservative Party has called for special health 'entitlement cards' to be issued in a bid to prevent illegal...

Flexible staffing agency opens south coast branch

Healthcare Market News (Company News) June 2003Flexible staffing agency Ambition 24Hours has opened a new branch in Bournemouth as part of its plans to...

IHA names parliamentary & public affairs boss

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) June 2003The Independent Healthcare Association (IHA) has appointed Andrew Fairburn as head of parliamentary & public affairs. Fairburn joins the...

GPs in driving seat as government makes contract concessions

Healthcare Market News (News) June 2003The UK's 43,000 GPs look likely to accept new government contract proposals, after negotiators won a number of last-minute...

Match makes most of staffing business

Healthcare Market News (Company News) June 2003Match Healthcare Ltd, the former Sinclair Montrose business, has produced a sparkling set of results for the year...

Appointments at Nestor’s Primecare

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) June 2003Nestor Healthcare Group's Healthcare Services Division has made two appointments at its Primecare units.Stephen Spall, formerly clinic development manager...