Focus on healthy offices

Healthcare Market News (News) October 2000A new company has been launched to provide occupational health services focusing on the problem of sick building syndrome....

OHRA to transfer to Norwich Union

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) October 2000The UK PMI business currently operated by OHRA is to transfer to Norwich Union Healthcare, subject to financial...

New contracting out policy for NHS

Healthcare Market News (News) October 2000Health Secretary Alan Milburn has announced that the NHS will no longer have to undergo compulsory 'market testing' of...

Hospital attacks ‘remote centres of coercion’

Healthcare Market News (News) October 2000Speaking at Laing & Buisson's Annual Acute Healthcare Conference this month, Brian Clarke, director of St Anthony's Hospital, criticised...

BUPA rules out sale ofinsurance business

Healthcare Market News (News) October 2000BUPA has stated that it will not accept the separation of its insurance and hospital divisions as a condition...

BCWA holds rates

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) October 2000BCWA Healthcare has announced that it is holding rates on all classes of its Preferential and Vital policies...

Growth for independent acute market

Healthcare Market News (News) October 2000The independent acute hospital market grew by 10.6% in 1999 to £1,540m, according to the Fitzhugh Directory of Independent...

Primary Health Properties preliminary results

Healthcare Market News (Company News) October 2000Primary Health Properties has reported preliminary results for the year ended 30 June 2000. Turnover increased to £3.7m...

Medicash adapts benefits

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) October 2000Medicash has made changes to its benefits allowing patients to receive benefits if they are treated at home...

Conservatives propose expansion in private funding

Healthcare Market News (News) October 2000The next Conservative government would seek to expand the number of people covered by private medical insurance to ensure...