Whitecross bid
Healthcare Market News (Company News) April 1998Following an announcement last month by Whitecross that it had received an approach which may or nay not...
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...
Minimal access surgery claims increase
Healthcare Market News (News) March 1998Patients' claims for medical negligence in three major areas of minimal access surgery have increased over a seven-year period,...
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...
Mind launches inquiry into social exclusion
Mind has launched a national inquiry into the social exclusion of people with mental health problems, following earlier evidence produced by the charity that...
New therapy seeking conventional medical approval
Healthcare Market News (News) March 1998Medicur (UK) Limited is investing £250,000 in an attempt to gain official medical recognition from the Federal Drugs Authority...
BUPA launches customer service initiative
Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) March 1998BUPA has announced details of a £50m customer service campaign. The three-year programme aims to simplify and improve...
24-Hour nursed care
Secretary of State for Health Frank Dobson recently cast doubt on the success of the policy of care in the community for people with...
Clinical Standards Advisory Group report on cleft lip and palate
Healthcare Market News (News) March 1998The Department of Health has published a report by the Clinical Standards Advisory Group (CSAG) on cleft lip and/or...
Legal & General expands on medical guide
Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) March 1998Legal & General Healthcare has launched its second set of six medical cards designed to create a better...
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