HCA signs agreements in Columbia investigation

Healthcare Market News (Company News) December 2000HCA has signed agreements to resolve pending federal criminal issues in the investigation into Columbia Healthcare. The company...

NHS trusts urged to offer occupational health

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2000The Department of Health has written to NHS trusts and primary care trusts underlining the potential for income generation...

Report values independent sector contribution to healthcare

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2000A report by National Economics Research Associates (NERA), commissioned by Norwich Union Healthcare, has estimated that the benefits of...

Management buyout for Doctors Healthcare

Healthcare Market News (Company News) December 2000Barclays Private Equity (BPE) has invested circa £20m to fund a management buyout of The Doctors Healthcare Group...

Health and Social Care Bill published

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2000 The government has published the Health and Social Care Bill, which provides for the legislative changes...

NHS private patient revenues increase

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2000Total NHS revenues from private patients increased by 8.5% in 1999/2000 to reach £321.3m, according to NHS Data on...

PPP launches one-off excess policy

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) December 2000PPP Healthcare has launched a new medical insurance policy, Healthy Outlook, for individual customers which includes a compulsory...

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...