Mercer appointment

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) May 1999Patrick Keegan has been appointed senior consultant in William M Mercer's communication consulting practice, having joined the company from...

Specsavers enters dental market

Healthcare Market News (Dentistry) May 1999Optician group Specsavers has announced the purchase of one of the few remaining dental bodies corporate which will allow...

Norwich Union launches corporate cash plan

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) May 1999Norwich Union Healthcare has launched a new range of cash plans offering three different price levels and an...

Yvonne Moores announces retirement

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) May 1999Yvonne Moores, chief nursing officer and director of nursing at the Department of Health (DoH), has announced that she...

Corporates continue to expand

Healthcare Market News (Dentistry) May 1999Corporate dentistry providers have continued to expand this month. Details are:* Boots has opened its second dentist practice under its...

PMI results

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) May 1999A number of PMI companies have this month published annual reports relating to 1998. Results are mixed, with...

Senior appointments for new NHS information authority

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) May 1999The Department of Health has announced the appointment of Nigel Bell as chief executive of the Information Authority. Four...

CIGNA launches duty of care programme

Healthcare Market News (Dentistry) May 1999CIGNA has launched a new duty of care programme for dentists participating in its capitation scheme. It aims to...

New cash plan launched by Forester

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) May 1999Forester Health has launched a new cash plan which offers three levels of care. Monthly premiums for the...

Denplan MD

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) May 1999Denplan has confirmed the appointment of Chris Horlick to the position of managing director.Mr Horlick has worked at Denplan...