DoH aims to plug recruitment gaps

Healthcare Market News (News) November 2000Secretary of State for Health Alan Milburn has signed an agreement with the Spanish Health Secretary allowing the NHS...

Healthcall figures

Healthcare Market News (Company News) November 2000HCMS Ltd, which owns Healthcall Services Ltd, reports revenues of £72.1m for 1999, compared to £53.1m for the...

BUPA chairman

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) November 2000Sir Bryan Nicholson is to retire as chairman of BUPA, after nine years in post. He will be replaced...

Mental health action week

Mental Health Action Week 2001 will take place from 16-22 April next year. The event is organised by the Mental Health Foundation. To mark...

ABPI opposes NICE proposal

Healthcare Market News (News) November 2000The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) has voiced its concern over the proposal by the National Institute...

Speciality Scanners

Healthcare Market News (Company News) November 2000Corporate adviser Ruegg & Co has arranged an offer of up to 10m shares at 15 pence per...

Modernisation Agency director

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) November 2000NHS chief executive Nigel Crisp has announced the appointment of Barbara Stocking as director of the Modernisation Agency. She...

Westminster changes

Stephen Paige, recently appointed to the post of managing director of Westminster Health Care's senior living division, has been recruited by Nestor Healthcare, taking...

Newchurch merger

Healthcare Market News (News) November 2000Agora Healthcare Services Ltd, a healthcare software development specialist, has merged with Newchurch & Co to create Newchurch Ltd....

Florence Nightingale Hospitals opens new unit

Healthcare Market News (Company News) November 2000Florence Nightingale Hospitals has opened a new unit specialising in the treatment of adolescent psychological disorders. The Young...