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Dentist named over £900 bill for patient

Healthcare Market News (Dentistry) February 2004 Concerns about the lack of controls on private dentists have been raised once again, after the...

Priory results

Healthcare Market News (Company News) November 2003 Following on from last month's coverage of Priory's statutory accounts (HMN October 2003), the organisation's...

GenMed continues to boost Roodlane

Roodlane Medical, the private primary care business owned by HCA, has received a shot in the arm from its acquisition of General Medical Clinics (GenMed), which helped boost turnover by 28% in the year ended 31 December 2014.

Cigna enhances OralHealth range

Cigna UK HealthCare Benefits (UKHB) has launched a number of enhancements, including two new levels of cover, to its OralHealth range of dental plans.

Delayed discharge reimbursement proposals flawed say council leaders

Community Care Market News (News) October 2002 The government has come under fresh criticism over its plans to charge local authorities for...

ACE launches sickpay plus in UK

ACE Group has announced the launch of Sickpay Plus, an income assistance product designed to help employers with daily living expenses when accident or illness prevents them from working.

HMRC says care staff owed back pay

An report by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) revealed last month that care workers could be in line for back pay totalling £340,000.

The whole health system must be free to compete

Healthcare Market News (Special Report) October 2004 Speaking at Laing and Buisson's Annual PMI Conference last month Shadow Health Secretary Andrew Lansley...

Care Homes announce fees looby

Community Care Market News (News) December 2003 The National Care Homes Association (NCHA) has announced that it is to lobby parliament in...

Monitor consults on commissioning

Monitor is seeking views on proposed guidance to help commissioners comply with new procurement, patient choice and competition regulations. Under the Health and Social Care Act 2012, commissioners have responsibility for deciding what services are best for patients. The regulations passed by Parliament last month under Section 75 of the Act are intended to give commissioners flexibility when they decide how to procure services from health care providers. The guidance will help them make sure the decisions they make are consistent with the new regulations.