Cash boost for NHS dentistry

Healthcare Market News (Dentistry) October 2000Health minister Lord Philip Hunt has unveiled details of the government's strategy for NHS dentistry, to be funded by...

Contract win for Aon

Healthcare Market News (News) October 2000Aon Occupational Health has announced the signing of a three year contract with PGS Atlantic Power for the provision...

Standard Life Healthcare launches new hospital lists

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) October 2000Standard Life Healthcare has launched four new hospital lists to replace its existing preferred provider network of just...

BUPA Ireland launch

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) October 2000BUPA Ireland has launched a new product which provides cover for a range of treatments, including primary care...

Cost of NHS patient transfers

Healthcare Market News (News) October 2000Research on patient transfers from independent sector hospitals to NHS facilities has found that the costs may not be...

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...