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Corporate dentistry takes leap forward
Healthcare Market News (News) October 1998Boots the Chemists announced this month that it has acquired one of only 27 dental bodies corporate (DBCs) which...
NHS investment in information systems
Healthcare Market News (News) October 1998The government has announced a £1 billion investment programme into information technology throughout the NHS.Secretary of State for Health...
Guardian / PPP restructuring
Healthcare Market News (News) October 1998Guardian Royal Exchange has completed the comprehensive review of its healthcare division, following the acquisition of PPP healthcare in...
Market review forecasts 20% share for NHS
Healthcare Market News (News) October 1998The Fitzhugh Directory of Independent Healthcare and Long Term Care, published this month, claims that the NHS is on...
Heart Hospital opens its doors
Healthcare Market News (News) October 1998The first new private hospital in London for 12 years this month opened its doors. The Heart Hospital, construction...
£320m promised to keep NHS waiting lists falling
Healthcare Market News (News) October 1998The Department of Health has published figures showing the number of people on waiting lists at end August 1998....
£50m plan to tackle nurse shortages
Healthcare Market News (News) October 1998Alan Milburn, health minister, this month revealed details of a £50m recruitment plan to tackle immediately nursing shortages in...
Columbia/HCA Healthcare disposes of more hospitals
Healthcare Market News (News) October 1998Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation is continuing to reorganise its operations in the US following its troubles last year. It announced...
Reshuffle brings changes to health and social security
Baroness Helene Hayman has been appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health. Specific responsibilities within the Department of Health (DoH) include health service development,...
Chris Vellenoweth
Chris Vellenoweth, special contracts manager with the NHS Confederation and editorial consultant to CCMN since its launch in 1994 will leave both positions at...
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