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...

NHS internal market still immature

Healthcare Market News (News) June 2003The internal market within the NHS that the Conservative government introduced in 1991 continues to exist. However, while current...

Axa PPP turns to individual PMI underwriting

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) June 2003More than two years after BUPA unveiled the UK's first individually tailored private medical insurance (PMI) scheme, Axa...

Healthcall Optical clinical managers

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) June 2003Healthcall Optical Services, part of Nestor Healthcare, has announced the appointment of two optometrists as clinical managers. Dawn Roberts...