Barchester’s Highland heroine awarded MBE

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Fiona Drinnan, a 57-year-old nursing professional from Fife, has been presented with an MBE at Buckingham Palace.She was honored in the Queen’s New Year’s...

HSA targets over 60s

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HSA has launched a direct health plan for the over-60s as part of a drive to attract new customers to the market. The plan, which...

Harley Medical up for sale

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Harley Medical, one of the UK’s largest cosmetic surgery providers, has been put up for sale. The sale is thought to be in the...

Standard Life confirms plans to demutualise

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Standard Life has confirmed plans to list on the London Stock Exchange. The company’s board said last month that it would recommend demutualising to its...

Four Seasons, five new directors

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Four Seasons Health Care has appointed five care services directors across their care homes in England.These five senior executives will work closely with the...

Sam Poddar asks: “Is tagging really the answer for confused elderly people?

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There are few sadder sights than an old and confused person who has strayed from the safety of his home. For a lost, lonely,...

Health and social care managers frustrated by barriers to progress, says new survey

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What health and social care managers really want from their work has been made clearer by a new survey from the Chartered Management Institute...

Childcare recruitment

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Nicolas Gibb asked the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (10 October 2005; Column 336W) what steps she is taking to encourage recruitment...

Sure Start Allocations

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Ed Balls asked the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (13 October 2005; Column 581W) what funding has been allocated to Sure Start...

Sure Start evaluations

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Tim Loughton asked the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (26 October 2005; Column 396W) what assessment she has made of the impact...
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