New cash plan from Medicash

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) November 2002Medicash has launched a low cost cash plan scheme for corporate members. Medicash Reward is open to all...

Warning over patient choice

Healthcare Market News (News) November 2002Local hospital services could be under threat from the government's patient choice scheme, the NHS Alliance, which represents primary...

Consultants reject new contract

Healthcare Market News (News) November 2002Hospital consultants in England and Wales have voted overwhelmingly to reject the new consultants' contract. In the results of...

Consultant treatment

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) November 2002Clive Efford asked the Secretary of State for Health (26 September 2002: Column 397W) what steps he is taking...

BCWA enhances cash plan benefits

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) November 2002BCWA Healthcare has enhanced the benefits offered with its cash plans Preferential Private Health Cover and Special Group...

Non-NHS hospitals

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) November 2002Mark Hoban asked the Secretary of State for Health (14 October 2002: Column 515W) what assessment he has made...

HCA ventures outside London

Healthcare Market News (News) November 2002HCA International Ltd has announced its intention to acquire the assets of King Edward VII Hospital, Midhurst and run...

Covenant Healthcare acquires cosmetic surgery business

Healthcare Market News (Company News) November 2002Covenant Healthcare has acquired the UK's largest cosmetic surgery businesses Transform Medical Group for an undisclosed sum. The...

AXA PPP Healthcare cuts Ceasareans

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) November 2002AXA PPP Healthcare will no longer provide cover for Ceasarean section operations, the insurer has announced. According to...

National statistics on people with a mental disorder

Adults with a mental disorder are much more likely to fall behind with their bill payments than people without a disorder (24% compared with...