WPA wins business award
Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) November 1998WPA Health Insurance has won the 1998 Arthur Andersen best practice awards in the category of exceeding customer...
BUPA Middle East contract win
Healthcare Market News (News) November 1998BUPA Middle East has won a major healthcare contract with the National Commercial Bank, following its launch in Saudi...
Report recommends improvements to literature
Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) November 1998A report commissioned by the Association of British Insurers (ABI) concludes that insurance literature plays a low-key role...
Southern Cross acquisitions
Southern Cross has confirmed the acquisition of three homes, bringing the total number of homes in operation to 35, with 1867 beds.The three homes...
Care UK ends sale talks
The board of Care UK confirmed this month that discussions with regard to a possible offer for the company have effectively been terminated. The...
Westminster annual general meeting
Westminster Health Care (WHC) this month held its annual general meeting. At the meeting, John Lockhart, chairman of WHC, referred to the challenging nature...
Columbia/HCA Healthcare disposes of more hospitals
Healthcare Market News (News) October 1998Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation is continuing to reorganise its operations in the US following its troubles last year. It announced...
Consultant bonus mooted
Healthcare Market News (News) October 1998The Department of Health is understood to be considering the introduction of a 'loyalty' bonus for those consultants who...
BCWA cuts rates
Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) October 1998BCWA Healthcare has announced it is to reduce premium rates for company paid cover by up to 2%.The...
Abbey Hospitals developments
Healthcare Market News (News) October 1998Abbey Hospitals announced this month that it has acquired the Park House hospital in Liverpool from the Augustinian Sisters...