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...

£15m for pathology services

Healthcare Market News (News) August 2000Health Minister Lord Philip Hunt, has announced £15m for 23 new pathology projects to modernise pathology services in England.Announcing...

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...