Healthcare Markets

Almost three in five GPs believe that the NHS is providing sub-standard care for mental health patients, according to research carried out by Aviva.

French private mental healthcare specialist Groupe Sinoué has acquired Florence Nightingale Hospitals Ltd, the UK subsidiary of the Swedish-based Capio Groupe, for an undisclosed sum.

Alliance Medical, the diagnostic imaging service provider, has announced that Philippe Houssiau has resigned as chief executive officer.  Chris Hughes, non-executive chairman of the group, will assume an executive role until a new CEO is appointed.

Outsourcing firm Serco has appointed Rupert Soames OBE as group chief executive.

Suhail Mirza looks at the Health Secretary’s latest measures to curb agency spending in the NHS and argues that perhaps it is time to stop demonising’ temporary staffing providers

Healthcare Market News (News) March 1998 The Department of Health has published provisional waiting list figures relating to 31 December 1997 which...

Healthcare Market News (News) August 1998 Cleveland Medical Laboratories has gone into liquidation. A management buyout, led by chief executive Chris Gordon,...

Healthcare Market News (Dentistry) May 1999 Optician group Specsavers has announced the purchase of one of the few remaining dental bodies corporate...

Healthcare Market News (News) December 2001 Legislation to introduce two new regulatory watchdogs to oversee the work of nurses, midwives and allied...

Healthcare Market News (News) July 2002 Doctors are facing delays in completing their training and are taking longer to become consultants and...