MIA launches training services
Healthcare Market News (News) April 1998The Medical Insurance Agency (MIA) has launched MIA Training and Resource Services for dentistry. The move follows the recent...
Medical awareness package for BUPA
Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) April 1998Sanderson CBT, a provider of multimedia training and simulations, has announced that it has developed a medical awareness...
NHS unlikely to be affected by minimum wage
Healthcare Market News (News) April 1998A survey conducted by Pay & Workforce Research (PWR) has shown that the NHS is unlikely to be affected...
BUPA confirms interest in Mercia
Healthcare Market News (News) April 1998BUPA has confirmed that it is engaged in negotiations to purchase Mercia Health Benefits, based in Coventry. Mercia has...
Nuffield to build hospital in NHS grounds
Healthcare Market News (News) March 1998Nuffield Hospitals is to build a new hospital in the grounds of the Castle Hill Hospital in Hull, owned...
Consolidation predicted in PMI market
Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) March 1998The takeover of PPP healthcare by Guardian Royal Exchange combines one of the traditional medical insurance sector leaders...
Long term care – Scotland
The Secretary of State for Scotland was asked (Hansard 29 January 1998 at column 362) what assessment has been made of the yearly cost...
A further 50,000 join NHS waiting lists
Healthcare Market News (News) March 1998The Department of Health has published provisional waiting list figures relating to 31 December 1997 which show the number...
Prime Health extends helpline to company schemes
Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) March 1998Prime Health has announced that it is extending its helpline service to corporate customers. The new service came...
Smart card proposed for health service
Healthcare Market News (News) March 1998GPT Card Technology is seeking to promote the capabilities of a new health smart card to the private healthcare...