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Ophthalmology network confined to cataract procedures
BUPA Insurance has finally launched its controversial approved ophthalmology network, albeit it in a greatly scaled back form.The network, which has been fiercely resisted...
Kingston Hospital in talks with providers to outsource elective surgery
Kingston Hospital in West London is considering outsourcing its elective surgery to an independent sector provider.A spokesperson for the hospital told HMN that it...
New schemes designed to increase access to talking therapies
The Department of Health (DH) has given the go-ahead for eleven new primary care trust (PCT) led projects designed to improve access to psychological...
Taxman helps BUPA Occupational scrape profit
Bupa Occupational Health Limited achieved a profit in the year ended 31 December 2006 with the help of HM Revenue and Customs.While turnover grew...
Frank Knight appointment
Knight Frank’s Healthcare team has appointed Deborah Joynt as a valuer. Ms Joynt joins the company from a specialist firm of business appraisers and...
DH terminates Atos Origin’s diagnostic contracts
The Department of Health (DH) has terminated Atos Origin’s two diagnostic contracts in the north west and south west just three months after services...
News in Brief
BUPA reduces CI premiums BUPA Individual Protection has reduced its premium rates for critical illness plans.
Premiums for critical illness plans with life cover have...
GP services could be contracted out if they fail to extend opening hours
Local primary care services could be contracted out to private companies unless GPs respond to patients’ requests for extended opening hours.A letter sent to...
Worrying year at HMT
The Hospital Management Trust (HMT) suffered a substantial depletion of its reserves in the year ended 31 December 2006, its latest accounts reveal.Although the...
BUPA Wellness launches mole screening service
BUPA Wellness has launched a new mole screening service in association with The MOLE ClinicT, the UK’s leading independent diagnostic centre for skin cancer.The...
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