Healthcare Markets

Gordon Prentice asked (21 February 2007: Column 828W) how many clinical and non-clinical staff Netcare (UK) employs undertaking services for the NHS; and how...

The government’s diagnostics procurement programme was dealt another blow last month after a pilot contract with Atos Origin in the North West was suspended...

Andrew Lansley asked (12 March 2007: Column 143W) how many primary care trusts (PCTs) operate referral management schemes; what assessment has been made of...

Groupama Healthcare has announced plans to widen its appeal to specialist health insurance intermediaries. Until now the company has been working with a select panel...

The government’s handling of workforce planning in the NHS has been condemned as a ‘disastrous failure’ by the House of Commons Health Select Committee.In...

Bob Spink asked (6 March 2007: Column 1964W) how many day beds and overnight beds will be provided at the proposed independent sector treatment...

Health secretary Patricia Hewitt has finally launched the government’s Fairness in Primary Care Procurement (FPCP) programme, which focuses on deprived areas with significant GP...

Ultralase Limited, the laser eye surgery provider, has reported a 20% increase in sales to £31.5m for the year ended 31 December 2006 over...

Apposite Capital, the healthcare specialist investment firm, has announced the promotion of Sam Gray to Partner. Mr Gray, who joined the firm’s healthcare investment team in 2007, began his career covering healthcare in the M&A practice at Deutsche Bank investment banking. He then joined UCB Pharmaceuticals where he was involved in a number of global and regional in-licensing and M&A transactions, including the UCB’s strategic acquisition of Celltech, the UK public biotech company, in 2004.

Medicals Direct Group, the provider of outsourced risk management and medical services solutions, has appointed Alan Ballard as healthcare sales manager.