Providers dismiss European option

Healthcare Market News (News) March 2001UK providers of healthcare have expressed doubts about the possibility of European healthcare operators providing a cost-effective alternative to...

Abbey Hospitals suffers losses

Healthcare Market News (Company News) March 2001Abbey Hospitals (Holdings) Limited has reported figures for the year ended 30 September 2000. Turnover increased to £11.7m,...

William M Mercer

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) March 2001Adam Thomson has been appointed European partner at employee benefits consultants William M Mercer, having joined from Health for...

Survey shows support for public private partnership

Healthcare Market News (News) March 2001A survey undertaken by Taylor Nelson Sofres for Standard Life Healthcare found that 71% of people believe that waiting...

Abbey National exits PMI

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) March 2001Norwich Union Healthcare is to take over Abbey National's health insurance business. Terms of the proposed acquisition have...

Fast track hospital programme launched

Healthcare Market News (News) March 2001The Department of Health has unveiled details of the 'fast track' surgery centres referred to in the NHS Plan....

DoH statistics

Healthcare Market News (News) March 2001The number of independent hospitals and clinics in England increased by 7% to 440 in the year to 31...

BUPA offers IFAs access to helpline

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) March 2001BUPA is offering IFAs and their families free access to its HealthLine, available 24 hours a day and...

NAGPC joins forces with NHS Direct

Healthcare Market News (News) March 2001The National Association of GP Co-operatives (NAGPC) and NHS Direct have announced a new partnership to help implement the...

Navigator claims no improvement in waiting times

Healthcare Market News (News) March 2001The average time taken for a typical NHS patient to move from seeing a GP to receiving treatment in...