MunichRe Group appoints head of health

The Munich Re Group has appointed Simon Douglas as head of health within its UK healthcare business, with responsibility for the strategic development and...

RBS appoints director of healthcare

Jonathan Thompson has been appointed director of healthcare at the Royal Bank of Scotland’s (RBS) commercial banking business.Mr Thompson has been with RBS for...

New SHA chief executives announced

Eight of the ten designate chief executives of the new strategic health authorities have been announced by the Department of Health (DH). The appointments...

GVA Grimley appointments

GVA Grimley has made a number of changes to its specialist healthcare property team. The company, which was involved in the recent valuation of...

Stand-off with consultants threatens BUPA’s latest specialty network

BUPA Health Insurance is facing a stand-off with consultants after the British Medical Association (BMA) and bodies representing doctors advised their members not to...

Ministers urged to be more open about their intentions for competition in the NHS

Ministers need to provide more clarity on whether they intend to introduce a full-blown market in the NHS or else risk waning interest from...

Choice may be extended to other NHS services

Patient choice could be extended to other parts of the health service such as primary care and mental health as part of a framework...

BUPA announced preferred provider for North East NHS services

BUPA Hospitals Ltd has been selected as preferred provider for a Department of Health (DH) contract to provide a range of NHS services to...

Sector disputes emergency readmission figures

A report published in Public Finance last month has suggested that NHS patients treated in the independent sector are more likely to require emergency...

New obesity service at BMI hospitals

BMI Healthcare has launched a weight loss service, which includes a combination of dietary advice, counselling, support, follow up care, and surgical options.The new...