RCN leader will fight for members

Healthcare Market News (News) June 2001One in three nurses predicts that by 2010 the NHS will no longer provide free health care, according to...

BUPA

Healthcare Market News (Company News) June 2001Full results for the year to December 2000 have been released by BUPA (see also HMN Volume V...

Consultants propose chambers model

Healthcare Market News (News) June 2001The British Medical Association (BMA) has published a Health Policy and Economic Research Unit paper proposing that consultants work...

BMI defies margin squeeze

Healthcare Market News (Company News) June 2001For the big three independent acute hospital operators accounting for 123 hospitals and approximately 60% of the market...

Milburn stays to implement NHS Plan

Healthcare Market News (News) June 2001Alan Milburn remains as Secretary of State for Health following the recent General Election and subsequent Cabinet reshuffle. However,...

General Healthcare results

Healthcare Market News (Company News) June 2001BMI hospital division results for the year to 31 December 2000 have been published. BMI is the largest...

Waiting list targets dropped

Healthcare Market News (News) June 2001In his first speech following the General Election, Health Secretary Alan Milburn said the government would drop the focus...

Insurance results

Healthcare Market News (Company News) June 2001A number of PMI companies have published results for the year 2000 over the last month, continuing the...

Income protection needs publicity boost

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) June 2001More than 70% of companies recognise the benefits of income protection yet are not prepared to buy it,...

Waiting list figures

Healthcare Market News (News) June 2001The Department of Health (DoH) has released waiting list figures relating to April 2001. Main points show that:Waiting lists...