Quality framework document agreed

Healthcare Market News (News) February 1999Quality standards for the independent acute healthcare sector have been drawn up and ratified by the Private Practice Committee...

WPA launches PMI for self-employed

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) February 1999WPA Health Insurance has launched a new PMI product aimed specifically at the self-employed.The scheme is called Freelance...

Register for adults with learning disabilities

East Sussex county council is producing a register of adults with learning disabilities who live or come from East Sussex, to help plan services...

Nurse pay increased to attract new recruits

Healthcare Market News (News) February 1999 Secretary of State for Health Frank Dobson has released details of pay awards for all NHS...

Clinicare claims success in 1998

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) February 1999Clinicare is claiming year on year membership growth of 46% for 1998 in the group PMI market. This...

Four Seasons takes on Rochefort

Four Seasons Healthcare plc has confirmed that it has taken on the management of five homes and 247 beds previously operated by Rochefort Healthcare...

Contract win for HCI

Healthcare Market News (News) December 1998HCI Medical Centre has won contracts worth £5m per year from Algeria. The hospital is also setting up a...

Prime Health launches GP helpline

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) December 1998Prime Health has launched a GP advice line for customers of its Primecare Plus and Primecare Gold policies....

Patient referrals

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) December 1998The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 7 December 1998 at column 74) what arrangements the government...

Targets missed in Benefits Agency Medical Services

Healthcare Market News (News) December 1998Social Security minister Angela Eagle confirmed this month that the Sema Group, which won the contract to take on...