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PPP Healthcare is to recruit 170 more employees to deal with insurance claims in India this year, due to difficulties finding suitable staff for its base in Tunbridge Wells. 21-Mar-2001 PPP Healthcare is to sell its 50% stake in the PPP-Columbia joint venture, which includes four London hospitals, to its partner Columbia-HCA Healthcare for £73m. 12-May-2000 PPP, the health insurer, is to cut 44 jobs at its offices in Tunbridge Wells over the next two years, following a review of back-office procedures throughout its parent company Axa. 08-Feb-2000 PPP has introduced a private healthcare plan that will offer immediate access to consultants when NHS waiting lists exceed 12 weeks. 02-Jun-1999 PPP is to set up a network of private family doctors next year, and patients will pay a monthly fee in return for a more flexible service than currently available with the NHS. 26-Dec-1998 PPP, the health insurer, is planning to launch a family doctor service. 09-Nov-1998 PPP Healthcare is in discussions with a number of major drugs companies about increasing the use of patient helplines to provide advice on the treatment of various diseases. 19-Oct-1998 Guardian Royal Exchange has completed the acquisition of PPP Healthcare for £435m. 25-Feb-1998 Guardian Royal Exchange is acquiring PPP Healthcare, the private health insurer, for £435m in order to benefit from an expected reduction in services offered by the National Health Service. 18-Dec-1997 PPP Lifetime, the care insurance provider, has announced 19 redundancies among its sales staff due to lower than expected sales growth. 17-Oct-1997 Westminster Healthcare has acquired PPP Healthcare's 11 nursing centres for £23m, in a deal which will see Westminster becoming the primary supplier of long-term care for PPP's medical insurance customers. 05-Jun-1997 PPP is to start using a network of just 150 hospitals for customers of its private health insurance in order to improve the quality of care and reduce premiums, a move which could result in the closure of some private hospitals. 10-Feb-1997 PPP, the private medical insurer, is setting up a joint venture with Columbia/HCA healthcare in which it will acquire a 50% stake in four of the largest private hospitals in London - the Portland, the Princess Grace, the Harley Street Clinic and the Wellington. 14-Nov-1996 PPP Healthcare is buying four hospitals in central London - Princess Grace, the Portland, the Harley Street Clinic and the Wellington. 22-Apr-1996 PPP Healthcare plans to become a public limited company, rejecting a flotation because it would fear a hostile takeover. 05-Feb-1996 PPP is relaunching itself with a new range of products, an ad campaign and a new identity. 11-Oct-1995 PPP is to increase some healthcare premiums by 8% next month due to higher claim levels and more available treatments. 25-Sep-1995
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