HCA cleared for St Martin’s deal

Healthcare Market News (Company News) August 2000The acquisition of St Martin's Healthcare by HCA has this month been cleared by the Office of Fair...

Regulation changes for healthcare professionals

Healthcare Market News (News) August 2000The government has published proposals to replace the United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting and...

Partnerships in Care acquisition

Healthcare Market News (Company News) August 2000General Healthcare Group has announced the acquisition of Pastoral Homes Ltd, operator of facilities for women with mental...

Nurses in training

Healthcare Market News (News) August 2000Increases in nurse and midwifery training have been reported in the annual report of the English National Board for...

PPP Healthcare branding questioned

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) August 2000French insurer AXA has denied that it is poised to scrap the PPP healthcare brand, although its denials...

Waiting list figures

Healthcare Market News (News) July 2000The Department of Health has released waiting list figures relating to the end of May 2000. The figures show...

NHS Dentistry

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) July 2000The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 19 June 2000 at column 60W) what was the revenue...

NHS Confederation chair

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) July 2000Dianne Jeffrey has succeeded Catherine McLoughlin as chair of the NHS Confederation. Dianne Jeffrey has been chair of Community...

Sane launches helpline for healthcare professionals

Mental health charity Sane has launched a professional helpline for care professionals working with people with mental health problems. Following the initial success of...

Staffing crisis in mental health services

Mental health services are understaffed and unable to deliver the aspirations of the National Service Framework, according to a report published this month by...