Westminster/NHS joint initiative

Healthcare Market News (News) October 2001A £5m medium secure unit for NHS patients built and managed by Westminster Health Care Ltd has opened near...

Datamonitor bullish on long-term care insurance

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) October 2001Research company Datamonitor has forecast major growth in healthcare cash plans and long-term care insurance. The company said...

Transplant unit had 70% death rate

Healthcare Market News (News) October 2001Heart and lung transplant patients who died at St George's hospital, London, may have survived if treated in another...

NHS recruitment drive continues

Healthcare Market News (News) October 2001A £1m recruitment initiative has been launched by the NHS to increase its number of allied healthcare professionals such...

Mental health is fastest growing sector

Healthcare Market News (News) October 2001Mental Health services are the fastest growing sector of independent healthcare as the NHS increasingly outsources acute psychiatric care,...

Government supports further pay increases for NHS staff

Healthcare Market News (News) October 2001The government has appealed to the Pay Review Bodies to increase salaries for NHS staff, and direct additional help...

McKesson wins major IT contract

Healthcare Market News (Company News) October 2001McKesson has won a £2.9m contract to replace a patient administration system (PAS) and create new clinical applications...

New manager at Cleveland Nuffield

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) October 2001Philipa Crowther has been appointed as the manager of the Cleveland Nuffield Hospital in Stockton-on-Tees. Crowther has spent over...

Aberdeen hospital could treat 900 NHS patients

Healthcare Market News (News) October 2001More NHS patients in Scotland could be treated in private hospitals following the announcement that Grampian University Trust is...

Allied Healthcare agreement with NHS trust

Healthcare Market News (Company News) October 2001Allied Healthcare Group's Stafford branch is to enter into a preferred provider agreement with a NHS Trust. Under...