OFT approves GISC rules

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) March 2001The General Insurance Standards Council (GISC) has won approval from the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) regarding its...

Dementia centre opens

Priory Rehabilitation Services, part of Westminster Health Care, has opened a new 12-bed unit for young onset dementia patients. The unit is based at...

Nurse recruitment campaign continues

Healthcare Market News (News) March 2001The government has launched the next phase of its advertising campaign aimed at increasing the number of NHS nurses....

Legal & General cash plan

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) March 2001Legal & General Insurance has launched Essentials Cash, a cash plan aimed at the intermediary market. The new...

Southampton Leisure interims

Southampton Leisure Holdings plc, owners of Southampton FC and a community care and health division, has reported interim figures for the six months to...

NHS workforce census data

Healthcare Market News (News) March 2001The Department of Health has published the results of three workforce censuses, which show the NHS Hospital, Community and...

Standard Life extends cash plan

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) March 2001Standard Life Healthcare has extended its cash plan to the corporate market, following the launch of its individual...

Health and social services expenditure

The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 13 February at Column: 77W) what the expected funding is of (a) the NHS and...

Oasis continues acquisitions

Healthcare Market News (Dentistry) March 2001Oasis Healthcare plc has announced the acquisition of the Cockerton Dental Practice in Darlington and Dental Health in Ludlow...

Training strategy for NHS scientists

Healthcare Market News (News) March 2001 A strategy aimed at improving the training, career opportunities and status of the 40,000 healthcare scientists working in...