‘Preventive’ health insurance via the world wide web

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) August 2001Lloyds TSB insuredirect has launched a new health insurance quote and buy website.The company says Healthcare Options offers...

Portland hospital offers 3D scan

Healthcare Market News (News) August 2001The Portland Hospital has acquired a second 3D scanner following high levels of demand from expectant mothers. The scanner...

Operating Waiting Times

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) August 2001The Secretary of State for Health was asked (4 July 2001: at Column: 225W) what the average waiting times...

Private medical insurer keeps premiums unchanged

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) August 2001BCWA, the provident private medical insurer, has announced that it will not implement premium increases to its Preferential...

BMA votes to negotiate with Confederation

Healthcare Market News (News) August 2001The British Medical Association's General Practitioners Committee (GPC) has voted to enter into negotiations over a new contract with...

Junior Doctors

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) August 2001The Secretary of State for Health was asked (2 July 2001 : at Column: 31W) when he estimates that...

The price of National Care Standards Commission regulation

Healthcare Market News (News) August 2001The Department of Health has published a consultation on the scale of fees to be paid by care providers...

NAO slams ‘inaccurate’ waiting list figures

Healthcare Market News (News) August 2001Around 42,000 patients had been waiting more than 12 months for admission to hospital in March 2001, according to...

Evelyn Hospital – improved results after fire set-back

Healthcare Market News (Company News) August 2001The charitable 66-bed Evelyn Hospital (Cambridge) reports an improvement in results for the year to March 2001. Revenues...

BCWA appointment

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) August 2001BCWA Healthcare has appointed Sandie Craik as operations and human resources director, with a place on its main board.Craik...