BCWA relaunches corporate dental plan

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) April 2003BCWA has relaunched its comprehensive dental insurance scheme, Confident Dental Health Cover. The low cost corporate scheme now...

Nurses Agencies

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) April 2003Tim Loughton asked the Secretary of State for Health (6 March 2003: Column 1215W) how many nursing agencies based...

Priory plans Ticehurst move

Healthcare Market News (Mental Health) April 2003Priory Healthcare has confirmed plans to rebuild its Ticehurst House hospital in East Sussex. Assuming planning permission is...

Cancelled operations

Healthcare Market News (News) April 2003The Department of Health (DoH) has published statistics on cancelled operations in NHS Trusts in England for the quarter...

University College Hospital

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) April 2003Jeremy Corbyn asked the Secretary of State for Health (10 March 2003: Column 107W) what representations he has received...

Scotland passes mental health bill

Healthcare Market News (Mental Health) April 2003The Mental Health (Care and Treatment) Bill was passed by parliament in Scotland last month. The Bill, introduced...

Oasis acquisitions

Healthcare Market News (Dentistry) April 2003AIM-listed dental care operator Oasis Healthcare has acquired four new dental practices for a total consideration of £1.9m including...

NHS consultants

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) April 2003Ian Lucas asked the Secretary of State for Health (11 March 2003: Column 242W) what recent discussions he has...

Covenant makes large psychiatric rehabilitation move

Healthcare Market News (Mental Health) April 2003Covenant Healthcare, the healthcare vehicle of former Crestacare boss Dr Magdy Ishak, has made another major acquisition in...

OFT calls for major shake-up of private dentistry market

Healthcare Market News (Dentistry) April 2003The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has called for more transparency in the prices charged by private dentists. In...