Cosmetic surgery in the spotlight

Healthcare Market News (News) May 2000As BUPA prepares to launch a major marketing campaign promoting cosmetic surgery, the practice has been subject to a...

Abbey Hospital figures

Healthcare Market News (Company News) May 2000Abbey Hospitals (Holdings) Ltd has reported its first full year's trading results. For the year to 30 September...

Health success for AMEC

Healthcare Market News (News) May 2000Capital projects group AMEC has secured three contracts for the design and construction of three new NHS healthcare facilities,...

Dental facelift launched

Healthcare Market News (News) May 2000Added Dimension Dentistry (ADD), based in Wimpole Street, Central London, has launched a new 'dental facelift'. It is suitable...

Healthcare Scotland acquisition

Healthcare Market News (Company News) May 2000Healthcare Scotland has announced the acquisition of the 450-bed nursing and residential home complex Trees Park Village in...

NHS Savings

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) May 2000The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 2 May 2000 at column 61W) what are the net...

‘Sweetheart contract’ keeps waiting lists up

Healthcare Market News (News) May 2000The key to bringing down waiting lists lies in tackling consultants' contracts and working practices, according to Donald Light,...

Medisure launches new range

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) May 2000Medisure has launched a new range of healthcare products, entitled Medisure Health Protector, targeted at both individuals and...

Variations in use of operating theatres

Healthcare Market News (News) May 2000A recent research study of operating theatre activity in the specialty of trauma and orthopaedics undertaken by Professor John...

Medicash relaunches cash plan

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) May 2000Medicash has announced a major overhaul of its Health Cash Plan, the first change for four years.The scheme,...