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Conservatives propose five-year private practice ban for dentists
A Conservative government would ban dentists from working in the private sector for five years after they qualify, as part of a package of...
Childhood mental health problems require early intervention
Failure to tackle childhood mental health problems has a disproportionate impact on adult life chances, according to a major national study published by the...
Tesco Health Insurance launches three new levels of cover
Tesco Health Insurance has launched three new levels of cover designed to make its PMI offering more straightforward and flexible.The supermarket giant, which entered...
Commercial Directorate scrapped as DH announces regional commercial units
The Commercial Directorate is to be axed and replaced with a new procurement and investment division along with a network of 20 commercial support...
DH consults on design of adult medium secure units
A consultation has been launched by the Department of Health (DH) into the design of adult secure mental health units. Environmental Design Principles aims...
Community services require robust tendering
Effective commissioning will play a crucial role in transforming community services, but commissioners will need to become more robust about which services they put...
HMT improves but reserves continue to decline
The Hospital Management Trust (HMT) has reported a small improvement in its financials for the year ended 31 December 2008, despite outgoings yet again...
Recession fails to dent demand for PMI
In a year of economic downturn, the PMI sector remained resilient in calender 2008, with demand for both individual and corporate policies stable, according...
Lords vote in favour of amendment to private patient cap
The Department of Health could make ‘exceptions’ to the private patient cap imposed on foundation trusts after the House of Lords voted in favour...
Personal health budget pilots given the go-ahead
The Department of Health (DH) has awarded provisional pilot status to 68 personal health budget projects involving 75 primary care trusts (PCTs).Health minister Lord...
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