Private healthcare insurers stung by Stock Market losses

Healthcare Market News (Company News) May 2003The December reporting season for private health insurers has revealed the full extent of their losses on Stock...

Homa quits CHAI

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) May 2003In a surprise move, Peter Homa has announced that he will not take over as chief inspector of the...

UK health spending set to overtake EU average in 2003/04

Healthcare Market News (News) May 2003The 2003 budget has reconfirmed the government's spending plans for the NHS originally announced following the Comprehensive Spending Review...

Tesco to sign major walk-in surgery deal

Healthcare Market News (Company News) May 2003Start-up private GP scheme U-First Healthcare looks set to sign a major deal with supermarket chain Tesco to...

Groupama managing director

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) May 2003Groupama Insurance has named former Axa Group director Francois-Xavier Boisseau as its new UK managing director. Boisseau replaces Tim...

NHS trust set to name first private sector boss

Healthcare Market News (News) May 2003The first NHS hospital to be run by a chief executive from the private sector will name its franchise...

BUPA acquires employee assistance specialist

Healthcare Market News (Company News) May 2003BUPA Wellness has acquired employee assistance specialist The Personal Effectiveness Centre Limited (PEC) for an undisclosed sum.Founded 17...

GMC lay appointments

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) May 2003The lay appointments to the reformed General Medical Council (GMC) were announced by Health Minister John Hutton last month....

BMA ‘disappointed’ by DoH’s overseas recruitment drive

Healthcare Market News (News) May 2003The British Medical Association (BMA) has branded the Department of Health's (DoH) international recruitment campaign 'disappointing', after it emerged...

£1.3m for alternative medicine

Healthcare Market News (Company News) May 2003The Department of Health (DoH) has announced plans to spend £1.3m on research and development into complementary therapy...