Charity not an equitable funding solution

Healthcare Market News (News) July 2001Greater reliance on charitable funds to finance NHS hospitals would be likely to benefit high-profile institutions in London at...

Healthcall optical division

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) July 2001Healthcall has announced the appointment of Jayne Rawlinson as managing director of its optical division. Rawlinson's experience in the...

Register of hip and knee replacements

Healthcare Market News (News) July 2001The government has agreed to the setting up of a national joint registry for hip and knee replacements following...

Researcher retires

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) July 2001Brian Williams has retired at the end of his contract with Nottingham University as professor of public health medicine....

Move to part-time work ‘will hit consultant numbers’

Healthcare Market News (News) July 2001More than 40% of all specialist medical registrars are considering working part-time as consultants, a survey for the British...

Special advisers to Secretary of State

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) July 2001Professor Paul Corrigan has been appointed as a special adviser to the Secretary of State for Health. He replaces...

BUPA Bristol development programme

Healthcare Market News (News) July 2001BUPA Hospital Bristol has completed a £2.6m refurbishment programme which began in November last year. The new development includes...

IHA chairman

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) July 2001Clare Hollingsworth, managing director of BUPA Hospitals, has been elected chairman of the Independent Healthcare Association (IHA). Hollingsworth replaces...

NHS (Private Finance)

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) July 2001The Secretary of State for Health was asked (26 June 2001: Column: 69W) what recent studies the Department of...

Medicash development manager

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) July 2001Health cash plan provider Medicash has announced the appointment of Wendy Dawson to the new position of partnership development...