U K
B U S I N E S S
P A R K
home page


Health Care 2004
2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996

The information below comes from the UK Activity Report.
Click here for further details

Birmingham City Council has approved plans from Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Trust to extend Moseley Hall Hospital with nine new wards. 27-Dec-2004 North Devon Primary Care Trust has announced plans to build a £2m health centre in Lynton. 27-Dec-2004 Christie Hospital NHS Trust is to seek permission to build a new £6m critical care unit at its site in Manchester next year. 23-Dec-2004 Medical Solutions is looking to raise £6.4m in a share placing in order to reduce debt and invest in laboratory equipment. 23-Dec-2004 Oxford Primary Care Trust and Infracare Consortium have announced plans to build two health centres in Oxford next year. 20-Dec-2004 Craegmoor Healthcare has submitted plans to Epping Forest Council to build a 24-bed mental hospital in Thornwood. 16-Dec-2004 Liverpool City Council is recruiting more than 150 extra staff to improve services for the elderly. 15-Dec-2004 Forth Valley NHS Board is seeking contractors for a £250m deal to build an acute hospital facility at the Royal Scottish National Hospital in Larbert. 15-Dec-2004 Coventry Teaching Primary Care Trust has announced the formation of a consortium called Coventry Care Partnership, which will invest up to £150m in improvements to GP surgeries across the city. 13-Dec-2004 Doncaster & Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is planning to develop a new £6m children's hospital at Doncaster Royal Infirmary over the next five years. 13-Dec-2004 Tribal Group has won a £214m contract to set up five NHS treatment centres in Portsmouth, Havant, Sussex, Medway and Wycombe. 13-Dec-2004 Tees & NE Yorkshire NHS Trust has awarded a contract to Taylor Woodrow for the £8.4m first phase of its Advance modernisation programme, including a new adult mental health unit in Hartlepool and a centre for the elderly in Stockton. 09-Dec-2004 Omega Critical Care has secured a £0.5m Scottish Executive grant to establish a new business in East Kilbride to produce heart monitoring systems, with the creation of 74 jobs over the next four years. 02-Dec-2004 Medical Research Council is seeking a contractor to build a £14m biomedical research centre in south Cambridgeshire. 01-Dec-2004 The Scottish Executive is to relocate 17 jobs at the National Health Service Central Register from Edinburgh to the Crichton Campus in Dumfries. 23-Nov-2004 Nord Anglia Education is planning to spend £7m expanding its chain of 102 nurseries over the next two years. 23-Nov-2004 Gwent Healthcare NHS Trust has selected Ystrad Far as its preferred site for a new 226-bed hospital to replace the old miners' hospital at Caerphilly, and work could start by 2007. 22-Nov-2004 Care UK is forming a joint venture with Essex Ambulance Trust to provide an out-of-hours emergency and family doctor service. 22-Nov-2004 NHS Greater Glasgow has unveiled plans to build a £19m psychiatric hospital to replace the Gartnavel Royal Hospital by 2006. 19-Nov-2004 Careforce, the provider of domiciliary care services with 1,000 staff, has raised £7m in a share placing. 15-Nov-2004 Harrogate Council is considering plans from Partnerships in Care to set up a medium-security psychiatric hospital at HMS Forest Moor, with the creation of 150 jobs. 11-Nov-2004 Kier has won a £20m contract from Barnet Healthcare NHS Trust to build a mental health facility at Barnet General Hospital. 11-Nov-2004 Yorkon, the off-site construction company, has won a £9.2m contract from Mendip Primary Care Trust to build a new treatment centre for Shepton Mallet. 11-Nov-2004 Langbaurgh Primary Care Trust has announced plans to build a new £25m hospital in Redcar to replace the Stead Memorial Hospital. 10-Nov-2004 The Department of Health is to commission a further 250,000 operations a year from the private sector, which will involve the development of additional independent treatment centres and a £400m annual investment in diagnostics. 09-Nov-2004 Darlington Primary Care Trust has been awarded £3.6m by County Durham & Tees Valley Strategic Health Authority to rebuild Park Place Health Centre. 08-Nov-2004 Walsall Hospitals NHS Trust is planning to spend £130m on improvements at Walsall Manor Hospital, with work starting in December 2006. 08-Nov-2004 IDMoS is planning to raise up to £10m in a flotation on Aim to fund the commercial development of a device for the detection of dental decay. 08-Nov-2004 The Department of Health has announced plans to set up seven walk-in health centres near railway stations in London, Manchester, Leeds and Newcastle, and is seeking independent operators. 04-Nov-2004 Windsor Maidenhead & Ascot Primary Care Trust is considering six potential sites for a new hospital in East Berkshire, in order to replace buildings at Heatherwood Hospital in Ascot and Wexham Park in Slough. 03-Nov-2004 The Ulster Independent Clinic in Belfast has announced plans for a £8m three-storey expansion programme by 2007, increasing the number of beds from 48 to 72. 02-Nov-2004 Derbyshire Dales & South Derbyshire Primary Care Trust is considering plans to build a new hospital and health centre in Ashbourne, to replace St Oswald's Hospital. 02-Nov-2004 Birmingham City Council has granted planning permission to Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health NHS Trust to unite the city's mental health services and build four new centres, at a cost of £60m. 25-Oct-2004 Norfolk & Norwich University and James Paget hospitals are to merge their cellular pathology units into a new £7m centre at Norwich Research Park by next June. 22-Oct-2004 North Cumbria Acute Hospitals NHS Trust has announced proposals to build a new mini-hospital in Whitehaven for routine operations and outpatient clinics. 18-Oct-2004 Greater Glasgow NHS Board has been granted £100m from the Scottish Executive to build a new children's hospital, on the condition that the chosen site includes adult and maternity services. 12-Oct-2004 Hinckley & Bosworth Primary Care Trust is planning to build a new £25m hospital complex in Hinckley. 12-Oct-2004 Clearstream, the supplier of devices to treat heart disease, is planning to raise up to £4.7m in a share placing on Aim to improve its marketing and manufacturing operations. 11-Oct-2004 North West Wales NHS Trust is to start work on the development of a new £13m community hospital in Porthmadog by next July. 07-Oct-2004 Selby & York Primary Care Trust is planning to extend Selby War Memorial Hospital at a cost of £23m. 07-Oct-2004 Williams Medical Supplies is creating 45 jobs at a new 73,000 sq ft warehouse in Rhymney, South Wales. 06-Oct-2004 Xansa has been selected as the Department of Health's preferred partner to provide finance and accounting services to the NHS. 06-Oct-2004 Royal Liverpool University Hospital has confirmed plans to rebuild the hospital over the next ten years, at a cost of £499m. 01-Oct-2004 Waveney Primary Care Trust is to relocate up to 100 staff from four sites to a new headquarters in Beccles early next year. 30-Sep-2004 Basildon & Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Trust has selected a Carillion-led consortium as preferred bidder to build a £50m treatment centre at Basildon & Thurrock University Hospital. 30-Sep-2004 Medical Marketing International has raised £2.3m in a share placing to fund the expansion of its Cambridge-based technology consultancy. 27-Sep-2004 Northumberland Tyne & Wear Strategic Health Authority has approved plans to build a £22m psychiatric unit at St Nicholas' Hospital in Gosforth by 2006. 21-Sep-2004 Verna Group, the Bolton-based manufacturer of hospital equipment with 1,500 staff, has put itself up for sale with a valuation of at least £60m. 16-Sep-2004 Boots is to close its laser eye care, chiropody and dentistry operations by the end of the year, casting doubt on the future of 850 jobs, and the space will be used to expand its retailing operations. 15-Sep-2004 Bristol North Primary Care Trust has won approval from Avon, Gloucestershire & Wiltshire Strategic Health Authority to build a £22m community health care centre. 07-Sep-2004 HBG has won a £12m contract to build an ambulatory care and diagnostic unit at Kettering General Hospital by 2006. 06-Sep-2004 South Stoke Primary Care Trust is planning to build a £7m one-stop health centre in Shelton, including four GP surgeries. 03-Sep-2004 Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust is inviting bids for the design of a new hospital, as part of a £300m project that will also involve the refurbishment of the existing Derriford Hospital. 02-Sep-2004 The Department of Health has awarded a £100m contract to OR International of the US to build and operate a fast-track surgical hospital at Shepton Mallet. 30-Aug-2004 Lothian Health Board has awarded a £4.5m contract to Kier to extend the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh. 26-Aug-2004 City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust has awarded a £8.7m contract to Kier Northern to build an extension to the Sunderland Royal Hospital. 25-Aug-2004 Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is seeking a contractor to build a £300m 650-bed acute hospital and 59-bed mental health unit in Tunbridge Wells. 25-Aug-2004 The University of Liverpool is to build a £9m small animal hospital next to the existing large animal hospital at Leahurst, near Neston, by the end of 2006. 24-Aug-2004 Velindre NHS Trust has awarded a £1.2m contract to Gee Construction to build a new radiotherapy unit at Velindre Hospital in Cardiff. 23-Aug-2004 Westminster Healthcare, the operator of 88 freehold nursing homes, is to be auctioned by 3i for about £450m. 19-Aug-2004 St Andrew's Hospital in Northampton has awarded a £10m contract to Gleeson to build a 44-bed medium-security unit. 18-Aug-2004 Hillingdon Hospital NHS Trust has won government permission to rebuild Hillingdon Hospital by 2010, at a cost of £270m. 12-Aug-2004 Oldham Primary Care Trust is to open a new £12m medical walk-in centre in Oldham in September. 10-Aug-2004 Chester City Council has approved plans to build a £6.6m extension at the Countess of Chester Hospital by the end of 2005, including new facilities for cardiac, renal and urology outpatient services. 09-Aug-2004 Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory at Salisbury District Hospital has secured £1.3m to set up a fast-track facility for genetic testing, as part of a national programme announced by the Department of Health. 05-Aug-2004 Brighton & Sussex Medical School has secured a £1.5m grant to invest in research and innovation, as part of a £12m government investment in eight medical schools across the country. 05-Aug-2004 The Department of Health has announced plans for the development of 14 more PFI hospitals at a cost of more than £4bn, including projects worth £1bn on Merseyside. 28-Jul-2004 Bupa is looking to sell Teddies, its chain of 44 nurseries with 1,000 staff, for about £30m. 15-Jul-2004 Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology has announced proposals to set up a new £3m cancer centre in Liverpool. 14-Jul-2004 Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust has announced proposals to replace half of the buildings at New Cross Hospital, under a £317m redevelopment plan due for completion in 2011. 14-Jul-2004 The Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro is planning to build a £20m women's unit by 2006. 12-Jul-2004 Barchester Healthcare is investing £30m for a 25% stake in Cygnet, and the two companies plan to jointly develop 15 new care homes and four hospitals. 09-Jul-2004 Sunderland Teaching Primary Care Trust is planning to create a 24-hour mini-hospital at the £10m Bunny Hill Centre, offering minor surgery and accident services. 08-Jul-2004 Fortis Healthcare of India is in negotiations to provide laboratory outsourcing services to UK-based private hospital groups, which would involve clinical samples being flown to India and the results sent back by e-mail. 05-Jul-2004 Salts Healthcare, the manufacturer of medical products with more than 200 staff, is relocating its Birmingham headquarters to a new 25,000 sq ft unit at Ringway Business Park in Aston. 02-Jul-2004 Mole Valley District Council is to consider plans from Medwyn Surgery to build a new primary health care centre in Dorking, which will employ 50 staff. 02-Jul-2004 Tees & North East Yorkshire NHS Trust is to invest £8.4m in the modernisation of its mental health facilities. 01-Jul-2004 John Laing has formed a joint venture with Commonwealth Bank of Australia, in order to invest in hospital and road projects in the UK under the name of Laing Commonwealth Bank. 30-Jun-2004 Alliance Medical is set to win a contract to provide 130,000 MRI scans a year for the NHS, using a fleet of 12 mobile units operating seven days a week. 29-Jun-2004 Cambridge University has announced plans to set up a £16m national Stem Cell Institute, with the creation of up to 150 scientific jobs. 23-Jun-2004 Legal & General Ventures and Blackstone are in discussions to create the UK's leading nursing homes group, which would involve the acquisition of Four Seasons Health Care and merging the business with Craegmoor. 21-Jun-2004 Integrated Dental Holdings, the chain of 130 dental practices, is considering plans for a £12m management buy-out. 21-Jun-2004 Coopervision has awarded a £3.5m contract to Benson to build a 67,000 sq ft contact lens production plant at Hamble in Hampshire, with completion due in February 2005. 17-Jun-2004 Barnsley District General Hospital NHS Trust has awarded a £8m contract to Simons to expand an imaging unit at Barnsley District Hospital. 17-Jun-2004 East Cambridgeshire & Fenland Primary Care Trust is considering plans to build a new diagnostic and treatment centre to replace Doddington Hospital. 16-Jun-2004 Dumfries & Galloway NHS Board is to consider proposals for the modernisation of Dumfries Infirmary, which could cost up to £30m. 15-Jun-2004 Huntleigh Technology, the manufacturer of beds and other equipment for hospitals, is looking to spend up to £50m on acquisitions. 14-Jun-2004 St Helens & Knowsley NHS Trust has announced that NewHospitals has been selected as preferred bidder to rebuild Whiston, St Helens and Newton hospitals at a cost of £250m over the next five years. 11-Jun-2004 Bupa is to sell 10 of its 35 hospitals and invest £100m at the remaining sites over the next three years, as part of a major reorganisation designed to reduce the cost of care for private patients and the NHS. 10-Jun-2004 Henry Boot has won a £7.2m contract to improve the coronary heart disease facilities at Glenfield Hospital in Leicester. 10-Jun-2004 Allenbuild has won a £4.3m contract from Icarus Ventures to build a mental health unit in Bradford. 10-Jun-2004 Mansfield District Council has approved plans from Ashfield & Mansfield District Primary Care Trust to build a £4m health centre in Warsop. 08-Jun-2004 NHP is looking to sell its Highfield Care nursing homes business to a management buy-out. 31-May-2004 The University of Birmingham and other universities across the country have secured £16m of government grants to study the potential of stem cell technology. 28-May-2004 Southern Derbyshire Acute Services NHS Trust has awarded a £10m contract to GF Tomlinson to extend Derbyshire Royal Infirmary. 27-May-2004 Bedford Hospital has awarded a £5m contract to Gleeson to build a four-storey pathology unit. 26-May-2004 Care UK has won a five-year contract to operate the South West Peninsula Orthopaedic Treatment Centre at Plymouth's Derriford Hospital. 25-May-2004 Southport & Formby Primary Care Trust is seeking government funding to develop a "health village" on the site of the former Southport general infirmary. 24-May-2004 Scottish Executive is to help fund a £2.5m Centre for Integrated Healthcare Research in Edinburgh, which will be developed by Queen Margaret University College, the University of Edinburgh and Napier University. 24-May-2004 Corin, the supplier of replacement hips and knees, has raised £5m in a share placing. 24-May-2004 Tissue Science Laboratories is creating 20 new jobs at its human tissue replacement facility near Leeds. 21-May-2004 The Department of Health is planning to abolish 21 of the 42 quangos that regulate and supply services to the NHS with the loss of up to 5,000 jobs, in order to cut bureaucracy and save £500m. 20-May-2004 LiDCO is to raise £3.7m in a share placing to fund the development of its cardiovascular monitoring business. 20-May-2004 Crispin & Borst has won a £4.3m contract from University College London NHS Trust for new build and refurbishment work at Chenies Mews. 19-May-2004 Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust has announced proposals for the development of an accident and emergency facility at the planned £26m Garrett Anderson Centre. 18-May-2004 Bristol Royal Infirmary has been selected by Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Strategic Health Authority as the preferred site for a new £52m cardiac surgery centre. 18-May-2004 Beatson Oncology Centre has won planning permission to build a new £14m cancer research centre in Glasgow by 2006, which will house up to 240 researchers. 17-May-2004 Allenbuild has won a £6.4m contract from Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Trust to build a mental health unit at St Mary's Hospital in Kettering. 13-May-2004 Northgate & Prudhoe NHS Trust is to select a preferred bidder this autumn to build a £20m neuro disability unit in Newcastle. 13-May-2004 Microsulis has raised £26m of venture capital from 3i to fund research into the use of microwaves to treat cancer. 12-May-2004 Wandsworth Primary Care Trust has awarded a £55m contract to the Catalyst Healthcare consortium to build the 139-bed Queen Mary's Hospital at Roehampton in London. 12-May-2004 Swansea Council is to consider plans from the Sancta Maria Hospital to build a new £12m three-storey hospital at the SA1 waterfront development. 06-May-2004 Birmingham Women's Hospital has won a government contract to set up a £1.8m Genetics Education & Development Centre. 05-May-2004 NHS Fife is to spend £8.3m setting up a temporary building to house maternity services at Victoria Hospital, in preparation for the transfer of all women and children's services to a permanent extension in 2009. 03-May-2004 Odontis has secured £0.5m of research funding to develop new technology that could enable people to grow replacement teeth. 03-May-2004 Mediary of Caerphilly has secured a £1.3m investment to fund the commercial development of new technology that improves communications between doctors and the pharmaceutical industry. 29-Apr-2004 Amec has won contracts totalling £33m from North Kirklees Primary Care Trust and Mercury Health to build ten health centres in Yorkshire and the south-east. 28-Apr-2004 Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool has outlined plans to rebuild the hospital on another site, at a cost of £280m. 26-Apr-2004 Nuffield Hospitals has won a £50m contract to carry out operations for the NHS and Capio of Sweden has won a £25m contract, and 70% of the staff will come from abroad. 22-Apr-2004 Greater Glasgow Health Board is to close the maternity unit at the Queen Mother's Hospital, and is considering plans to move the Royal Hospital for Sick Children. 21-Apr-2004 The University of Lincoln and the United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust have drawn up plans to establish a medical school, in order to tackle the county's shortage of doctors. 20-Apr-2004 Durham Dales Primary Care Trust is planning to refurbish the Richardson Hospital in Barnard Castle at a cost of £5.5m, and work is expected to start by the end of the year. 15-Apr-2004 Wigan Council is considering plans from United Healthcare to build a new medical centre in Hindley. 14-Apr-2004 Middlesbrough Primary Care Trust is seeking a suitable location to set up a £10m "health village", in order to combine doctors, dentists, opticians and pharmacists onto a single site. 07-Apr-2004 Dumfries & Galloway Council is to consider plans from Medical Centres Scotland to set up a £3.5m primary care centre in Castle Douglas. 06-Apr-2004 Dean & Dyball has won a £3.4m contract to build a heart centre at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital in Dorset. 01-Apr-2004 Birmingham City Council has approved plans to build a £13m burns unit at Birmingham Children's Hospital. 29-Mar-2004 The Department of Health is to invest £7m in new heart treatment facilities in Newcastle, while hospitals in Dorset and Somerset will receive similar amounts. 29-Mar-2004 West Midlands Ambulance Service is to recruit a further 200 paramedics and technicians over the next two years. 26-Mar-2004 Epping Forest Primary Care Trust is seeking permission for the £12m redevelopment of St Margaret's Hospital in Epping, including a new three-storey hospital building. 25-Mar-2004 Cardiff County Council is to consider plans from a local businessman to build a private accident and emergency department, as part of a £5m 100-bed "patient hotel" development in the north of the city. 25-Mar-2004 NHS Argyll & Clyde has selected Dykebar Hospital in Paisley as the site for a new £7m secure care centre for the west of Scotland. 24-Mar-2004 Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust is said to be considering plans to shed up to 150 of the 5,000 jobs at New Cross Hospital, in order to reduce debts. 24-Mar-2004 The Scottish Executive is to award £3m in grants to Scottish dentists to help them improve their practices and invest in new equipment. 23-Mar-2004 Colchester Council has approved plans to build a £18m primary care health centre on the Turner Village site. 23-Mar-2004 The University of Aberdeen is seeking permission to build a £4m four-storey health research centre at Foresterhill. 18-Mar-2004 Aberdeenshire Council is to consider plans from the Inverurie Medical Group for the development of a £9m holistic health and shopping centre in Inverurie, under the name of the Garioch Life Centre. 17-Mar-2004 Eyebright is planning to raise £5m in a flotation on Aim to fund the development of its chain of eye surgeries. 17-Mar-2004 Primary Health Properties is planning to expand its chain of 54 medical centres by opening 11 new sites over the next 12 months. 16-Mar-2004 Green Park Healthcare Trust has announced plans to build a £8.5m unit for brain injury victims at Musgrave Park Hospital in Belfast, with construction due to start in July. 16-Mar-2004 IPRS is to open a physiotherapy and rehabilitation centre at Aston Science Park in Birmingham next month, the first of a nationwide network of regional facilities. 16-Mar-2004 St George's Hospital in Morpeth is planning to build a new £36m mental health hospital. 16-Mar-2004 Newcastle City Council is to consider plans from Ashley House to build a £5m emergency care medical centre in Byker by September 2005. 15-Mar-2004 Walsall Hospitals NHS Trust is to build a £2.5m specialist unit to treat coronary heart disease at Walsall Manor Hospital. 15-Mar-2004 Tendring Primary Care Trust is to build a new community hospital and healthcare centre in Harwich, to replace the Dovercourt Health Centre. 11-Mar-2004 Care UK has won a £100m contract to provide orthopaedic and outpatient services to the NHS in the Trent and South Yorkshire region, and will open a treatment centre with 150 staff. 11-Mar-2004 The Department of Health is considering plans to scrap the NHS Modernisation Agency, which has 760 staff, and replace it with a new central body with just 150 staff. 11-Mar-2004 Norfolk Mental Healthcare Trust has awarded a £4.7m contract to Barnes Construction to extend facilities at Thorpe St Andrew hospital in Norwich. 10-Mar-2004 Vernon Carus, the supplier of healthcare products, has won permission to set up a 2.5-hectare production and distribution centre on the Matrix Park business park near Leyland, securing the future of 395 jobs. 08-Mar-2004 Cardiff University and the University of Wales College of Medicine have won a £8m government grant to set up a Brain and Repair Imaging Centre, which is intended to develop new treatments for brain injury and mental disorders. 05-Mar-2004 Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital is considering plans to set up a £2m centre for clinical research trials. 04-Mar-2004 The Department of Health is to spend £3.4m on a recruitment drive for radiographers, in order to alleviate the current shortage in NHS hospitals. 01-Mar-2004 University College London is planning to build a £20m cancer research centre in Bloomsbury, and Shepherd, Wates and Kier are bidding for the work. 26-Feb-2004 Bristol South & West Primary Care Trust is planning to build a new £25m community hospital in south Bristol. 25-Feb-2004 Grampian Primary Care Trust is seeking planning permission for a £2m investment in new health centre facilities in the Peterhead area. 23-Feb-2004 The Department of Health has selected Capio of Sweden as preferred bidder for a £250m contract to operate a chain of ten fast-track surgery centres, while the Mercury consortium is to provide a chain of five centres in the south-east. 18-Feb-2004 Oxford City Council has approved plans from Oxford City Primary Care Trust to build a £4m health centre in Blackbird Leys. 18-Feb-2004 Medical House, the manufacturer of orthopaedic devices and needle-free syringes, is to raise £1.5m in a share placing. 17-Feb-2004 Crewe & Nantwich Borough Council has approved plans for a new £3m health centre to serve Wistaston and Shavington. 12-Feb-2004 Sainsbury has linked up with Bupa to offer customers a range of minor health checks in its stores, starting with a trial in south London. 09-Feb-2004 East Staffordshire Primary Care Trust has approved plans from Shaw Healthcare to build a £4.5m cottage hospital and health centre in Barton-under-Needwood, to replace Barton Cottage Hospital. 04-Feb-2004 Westmorland General Hospital in Kendal has announced plans for a £6m expansion, including a new operating theatre and day unit. 02-Feb-2004 Medway NHS Trust Board has approved plans for a £100m project to upgrade facilities at the Medway Maritime Hospital in Gillingham. 02-Feb-2004 Cumbria & Lancashire Strategic Health Authority is looking into the possibility of setting up a medical school in the area. 30-Jan-2004 Essex Rivers Healthcare Trust has received expressions of interest from 18 companies about a £127m plan to invest in new buildings and equipment at Colchester General Hospital, in order to centralise all acute services. 29-Jan-2004 Carillion has won a £18m contract from Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust to extend the Rampton high security hospital by 2006. 28-Jan-2004 Zi Medical is considering plans for a share issue, in order to fund the expansion of its healthcare products business in North Wales. 27-Jan-2004 Bradford Council has approved plans from Bradford Trident for the development of a £4.3m medical centre in West Bowling. 27-Jan-2004 Fujitsu has won a £896m contract to modernise IT systems for the NHS in south and west of England, and IDX, PwC, Tata and BT will act as subcontractors. 27-Jan-2004 Integrated Dental Holdings, the chain of 130 dentistry practices, is considering plans to return the business to private ownership. 23-Jan-2004 The Department of Health in Northern Ireland has announced plans to invest £41m in the development of a new hospital in Downpatrick by 2007. 22-Jan-2004 East Riding Council is considering plans from Yorkshire Wolds & Coast NHS Primary Care Trust to relocate its headquarters to Driffield in April. 22-Jan-2004 Balfour Beatty has been selected as preferred bidder for a £521m contract to build the new Queen Elizabeth hospital in Birmingham, as part of the Consort Healthcare consortium. 22-Jan-2004 Crispin & Borst has won a £5m contract to refurbish a nursing block in Hackney and a £4m contract to expand radiotherapy facilities at Maidstone Hospital. 22-Jan-2004 Miller Construction has won a £6m contract to build a primary care resource centre for Lothian Primary Care NHS Trust at Bonnyrigg, Midlothian. 21-Jan-2004 Anglo Holt Construction has won a £6m contract from Healthcare Logistics to build a warehouse at Prospect Park in Bedford. 21-Jan-2004 Modern Eyewear is to set up a manufacturing base to produce lenses for opticians and optical laboratories in Belfast, with the creation of up to 20 jobs. 20-Jan-2004 EMG Medical Group is to open the £10m Dolan Park Hospital near Bromsgrove in April, and the 150 staff will specialise in the treatment of obesity. 19-Jan-2004 Stockton Council is to consider plans to rebuild the Lawson Street Health Centre, at a cost of £4m. 19-Jan-2004 British Red Cross is to relocate its London headquarters from Grosvenor Square to a 48,000 sq ft office at Moorgate later this year. 19-Jan-2004 Oxfordshire Ambulance Service has announced a £1.7m scheme to improve service levels, involving the opening of three resource centres in Oxford, Banbury and Didcot and the closure of seven ambulance stations. 16-Jan-2004 Mersey Regional Ambulance Service is to invest £2.5m in service improvements, including the acquisition of more staff and new ambulances. 15-Jan-2004 Stockport Healthcare NHS Trust has awarded a £15m contract to Costain to build a cardiology and surgical unit at Stepping Hill Hospital. 15-Jan-2004 Kier has won a £1.5m contract from Inverclyde Royal NHS Trust to build a sterile supplies unit in Greenock. 15-Jan-2004 South East Hertfordshire Primary Care Trust is planning to expand Cheshunt Community Hospital by 50% by spring 2005, at a cost of £1.5m. 13-Jan-2004 The NHS has awarded a £40m contract to Netcare of South Africa to provide more than 40,000 cataract operations over the next five years, using two mobile operating units. 13-Jan-2004 Amec has won a £7m contract from Chiltern Securities to build new hospital facilities in Marlborough for North Wiltshire NHS Primary Care Trust. 12-Jan-2004 Portland Group is to create up to 120 jobs at a new £2.5m care home for people with mental health problems at Shildon in County Durham. 08-Jan-2004 The Department of Health has announced plans to open a further 11 walk-in health centres over the next two years. 06-Jan-2004 Leapfrog, the chain of 40 nurseries, is considering plans for a £70m flotation, although a trade sale is also an option. 05-Jan-2004 Oxfam is to shed at least 70 of the 700 jobs in its charity over the next 18 months, in preparation for its move to new headquarters at the Cowley Business Park in August 2005. 01-Jan-2004 The information below comes from the UK Activity Report. Click here for further details Copyright UK Business Park 1995-2007