Modernisation for GP premises

Healthcare Market News (News) February 2000Health Minister John Denham has announced new measures to modernise primary care premises, including those in deprived areas.Health authorities...

New CT scanner

Healthcare Market News (News) February 2000BUPA Hospital Manchester has purchased a new £400,000 CT scanner, which cuts average patient scan times from 45 minutes...

NHS Consultants (Private Practice)

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) February 2000The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 1 February at column 566W) what assessment he has made...

Medicash merges with Scot Healthcare

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) February 2000Medicash, the Liverpool based health cash plan, has announced it has merged with Scot Healthcare, the health benefits...

Plans for cancer services

Healthcare Market News (News) February 2000Health Minister Yvette Cooper this month announced funding for nationwide initiatives intended to drive down cancer out patient waits.Ms...

BAMS under scrutiny

Healthcare Market News (News) February 2000The Benefits Agency Medical Service (BAMS), which was contracted out to Sema Group in 1998, has been criticised by...

Minimum Wage

The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry was asked (Hansard 28 March at column 125W) when he next expects to review the level...

Westfield launch new health plan

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) February 2000Westfield Contributory Health Scheme has launched a new healthcare and travel plan. Westfield World Wide is the first...

Guidelines issued on infertility treatment

Healthcare Market News (News) February 2000The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) has published the third in a set of evidence-based guidelines covering...

Nurse pay up

Healthcare Market News (News) February 2000Recruitment difficulties in the independent sector could be exacerbated following the announcement of above-inflation pay increases for NHS nurses....