City & County grows
City & County announced that acquisition of two businesses for undisclosed sums last month. The homecare provider bought Spirit Care Ltd, a complex care provider, and HFH Homecare, a London-based homecare provider.
Cigna launches self-referral for skin cancer diagnosis
Cigna UK HealthCare Benefits has formed an alliance with SkinHealth UK to offer its customers rapid access to skin cancer diagnostics.
The latest self-referral service...
Charity launches website
Community Care Market News (News) February 2000 Caring Matters, a charity set up to help individuals dealing with issues relating to long...
Initial Health MBO
Healthcare Market News (Company News) February 2001 Bridgepoint Capital has completed a £27m buy-out of Midlands-based Initial Personnel Services (IPS) from parent...
NHS Confederation loses chief executive
Healthcare Market News (Personnel) August 2001 Stephen Thornton, chief executive of the NHS confederation for the past four years, is to leave...
Suffolk care home reopens
Community Care Market News (News) November 2001 Davers Court, a local authority-run residential home in Bury St Edmonds, has reopened following a...
BUPA builds flexibility into new policies
Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) December 2001 BUPA has launched a Flexible Financial Protection scheme which includes stand alone critical illness; accelerated...
BUPA figures
Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) May 2002 BUPA has published its preliminary results statement for the year ended 31 December 2001....
Government climbdown over private practice ban
Healthcare Market News (News) July 2002 The government has backed down on plans to introduce a seven-year private practice ban for newly...
CNC puts patients at risk says BMA
Community Care Market News (News) May 2003 Patients' health could be put at risk after being moved out of hospital into Continuing...