More NHS work for Sancta Maria

Healthcare Market News (News) August 2003The Sancta Maria Hospital in Swansea has secured a contract to carry out more than 700 cataract operations paid...

Private casualty clinic launched

Healthcare Market News (Company News) August 2003A private casualty unit is to open its doors to fee-paying patients in west London next month. Casualty...

Priory to launch self-help products

Healthcare Market News (Mental Health) August 2003Priory Healthcare is planning to launch a range of branded products as part of a 'brand-stretch' strategy aimed...

CHI patient survey

Healthcare Market News (News) August 2003Most NHS patients rate their use of local health services as a positive experience, according to the findings of...

Tories attack Scottish HCI policy

Healthcare Market News (News) August 2003Scottish Conservative leader David McLetchie MSP has warned that a disproportionate number of English NHS patients have been treated...

GMC to relax foreign doctor regulations

Healthcare Market News (News) August 2003Rules covering foreign doctors could be eased under plans being considered by the General Medical Council (GMC), it has...

Nestor struggles with bid approach

Healthcare Market News (Company News) August 2003Nestor Healthcare Group, the UK's biggest suppliers of agency nurses, doctors and home help, has remained tight-lipped on...

Scottish agency spending up

Healthcare Market News (News) August 2003Scottish Health Minister Malcolm Chisholm is to order hospital chiefs to cut back spending on agency nurses, following a...

GPs out-of-hours fees rocket

Healthcare Market News (News) August 2003Out-of-hours GP providers have increased the rates of pay they offer by up to 40% in the last year,...

New ministerial team responsibilities

Health secretary John Reid has set out the responsibilities of his new ministerial team. Mr Reid will have overall strategic responsibility for NHS improvement,...