OFT forces laser treatment specialist to revise contract terms

Healthcare Market News (News) February 2003Laser eye treatment specialist Ultralase has agreed to change some of the terms of its contracts following recent action...

Nuffield takes Evelyn Hospital

Healthcare Market News (Company News) February 2003Nuffield Hospitals is set to acquire the 57-bed Evelyn Hospital in Cambridge. The deal is expected to be...

New MD for Care Principles

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) February 2003Nigel Smith has taken over from Joshua Mahadevan as managing director of Care Principles. Smith is a founding director...

CSG chief executive

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) February 2003Corporate Services Group (CSG) has announced the appointment of Mark Adam as chief executive. Adam was most recently chief...

Consultants

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) February 2003Peter Viggers asked the Secretary of State for Health (12 December 2002: Column 494W) how many consultants have accepted...

Government should define citizens’ healthcare rights

Healthcare Market News (News) February 2003A report published this month by the Fabian Society argues that the government should make explicit the healthcare services...

Growth funding for Vanguard

Healthcare Market News (Company News) February 20033i has announced £5m growth funding for Vanguard Healthcare Solutions Ltd, provider of mobile operating theatre suites. The...

Jelf director appointed

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) February 2003James Kenrick has joined Jelf Corporate Healthcare as its director. The independent healthcare broker is part of the Jelf...

Patient discharge

Paul Burstow asked the Secretary of State for Health (10 December 2002: Column 306W) following his answer of 28 November 2002, Official Report, column...

DoH reviews in-house staffing agency as teething troubles come to light

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2002The Department of Health (DoH) has played down claims that NHS Professionals, its in-house staffing agency, is floundering due...