North Cumbria Health Authority

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) December 2000The Secretary of State for Health was asked what arrangements North Cumbria Health Authority has made with West Cumbria...

Doctors to build new private hospital

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2000A group of 17 consultants will be the owners of a new independent hospital currently under construction in Darlington,...

Equitable Life sells Permanent

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) December 2000Following the Equitable Life's announcement that it was closed to new business, the mutual assurer has commenced selling...

Measures for increased safety in high security hospitals

Additional Directions and guidance regarding the safety and security at Ashworth, Broadmoor and Rampton Hospitals were announced this month by Health Minister John Hutton.The...

NICE guidelines for infertility

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2000Health Secretary Alan Milburn has announced that he will ask the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) to consider...

Swiss Life acquisition

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2000Swiss Life (UK) has announced the purchase of occupational healthcare company MTL Medical Services from transport group Arriva plc....

Four Seasons appointment

Four Seasons Healthcare has appointed Sayed Bel-Barco director of its specialised brain injury rehabilitation services.Bel-Barco has previously worked for a number of NHS organisations,...

Reference costs will determine autonomy

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2000Analysis of the National Reference Costs 2000 will be used by the government to determine which NHS trusts deserve...

Private hospital market buoyant

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2000Demand for private hospital treatment remains buoyant in the economic and political climate of 2000, according to Laing's Healthcare...

Pay increases for NHS staff

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2000The government has accepted the recommendations of the Pay Review Bodies for pay increases for NHS nurses, doctors, dentists...