OFT issues final warning to health insurers

Healthcare Market News (News) June 1998The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has threatened the health insurance industry with tighter statutory control if it fails...

NHS drugs (prices)

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) June 1998The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 2 June 1998 at column 177) what mechanisms exist to...

Birmingham Nuffield appointment

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) June 1998Ian Whitehouse has been appointed hospital manager at the Birmingham Nuffield Hospital. He joins Nuffield Hospitals from BUPA where...

Private emergency service opens

Healthcare Market News (News) June 1998The UK's first private 24-hour emergency service opened this month at the Manor House Hospital in Golders Green, North...

GRE announces acquisition

Healthcare Market News (Company News) June 1998Guardian Royal Exchange (GRE) has announced the acquisition of Medical & Industrial Services Limited (MIS), an occupational health...

SNL appointment

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) June 1998Sedgwick Noble Lowndes (SNL) has announced the appointment of Barbara J Dahill to the position of Healthcare Practice Manager....

Surgicare offers self-pay option

Healthcare Market News (News) June 1998Surgicare is promoting self-pay options as an alternative to private medical insurance for treatments carried out at its clinics....

Priory on market

Healthcare Market News (Company News) June 1998HMN believes that it was accurately reported that the Priory Healthcare Group is back on the market. In...

OFT names new assistant director

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) June 1998Caroline Banks, currently an assistant director in the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) responsible for consumer policy issues, has...

BUPA review of marketing and advertising

Healthcare Market News (News) June 1998BUPA has undertaken a major review of its marketing and advertising strategy, partly in response to its acquisitions over...