Agency costs continue to soar

Healthcare Market News (News) April 2003The cost of filling nursing vacancies in NHS hospitals with private agency staff continued to soar last year, despite...

Trust’s running of NHS Professionals slammed by Audit Commission

Healthcare Market News (News) April 2003The Federation of Independent Nursing Agencies (FINA) has called on the government to release its confidential report into the...

Boots confirms Wellbeing departure…and more

Healthcare Market News (Company News) April 2003Following HMN's disclosure last month that Boots was to withdraw its Wellbeing services, the company has confirmed the...

Lammy hails reform of NHS complaints

Healthcare Market News (News) April 2003The new Commission for Healthcare Audit Inspection (CHAI) will be responsible for independent reviews of complaints under reforms announced...

Sector begins work on DTC tenders

Healthcare Market News (News) April 2003The Department of Health (DoH) has issued invitations to negotiate (ITN) to independent sector operators which successfully completed the...

Norwich Union unveils new model of healthcare funding

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) April 2003Details of Norwich Union's Stakeholder Healthcare model were unveiled last month, some 18 months after it announced the...

Strong growth in NHS PPU revenues for 2001/02

Healthcare Market News (News) April 2003NHS private patient units (PPUs) increased their revenues by 7.6% during 2001/02, almost double the rate of growth experienced...

Private hospitals could apply for foundation trust status

Healthcare Market News (News) April 2003Independent hospitals will be invited to apply for NHS foundation trust status, under proposals outlined by the Department of...

BUPA completes acquisition of Australian insurer

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) April 2003BUPA has completed its acquisition of BUPA Australia Health, formerly known as AXA Health Australia, for a total...

Private health schemes

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) April 2003Sue Doughty asked the Secretary of State for Health (11 March 2003: Column 246W) following his answer of 29...