BUPA International alliance

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) August 2000BUPA International has announced an alliance with life insurer Zurich Life International. The link-up will provide access to...

Concerns over NHS Direct

Healthcare Market News (News) August 2000A report published by Health Which? claims that failures in the NHS Direct system could mean that potentially life...

BCWA transfers underwriting

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) August 2000BCWA has transferred the underwriting of its Confident dental insurance plan from Norwich Union Healthcare to National Dental...

ABPI remains concerned over NICE

Healthcare Market News (News) August 2000The Association of British Pharmaceutical Industries has underlined its concerns over the processes adopted by the National Institute for...

Legal & General enters cash plan market

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) August 2000Legal & General HealthCare has launched a new health cash plan, Essentials Cash. The product is underwritten and...

BMI opens new hospital

Healthcare Market News (News) August 2000BMI Healthcare, owned by General Healthcare Group, has opened a new hospital this month in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. The...

Committee recommends closure of high security hospitals

Healthcare Market News (News) August 2000MPs have called for the closure of the three high security hospitals at Broadmoor, Rampton and Ashworth in the...

Action teams sent in to ‘failing’ hospitals

Healthcare Market News (News) August 2000The Department of Health has identified seven NHS trusts which it claims are responsible for over a quarter of...

Results round-up

Brunel Care, the Bristol based charity which operates three nursing homes and four residential homes as well as sheltered accommodation, domiciliary care and shops,...

Boost for NHS winter plans

Healthcare Market News (News) August 2000A package of measures to deal with this year's winter pressures has been unveiled by Health Minister Lord Hunt.The...