Cambian opens new female-only facility

Cambian Healthcare has strengthened its presence in gender specific psychiatric services after opening St. Teilo House, a 24-bed female rehabilitation facility in South Wales.The facility,...

Councils accused of cost-shunting by angered PCTs

Distrust, poor communications and misunderstandings are damaging the relationships between some local authorities and primary care trusts (PCTs) leading to breakdowns which adversely affect...

GVA team to cycle the length of Britain

Three healthcare surveyors from property advisor GVA Grimley are set to cycle the 900 miles from Land’s End to John O’Groats in aid of...

Flintshire uses IT to beat bed blocking

Flintshire council has claimed that the installation of an electronic patient discharge system at one of its hospitals is responsible for a 70% reduction...

Spending in IS

David Laws asked (16 April 2007: Column 362W) how much and what proportion of NHS expenditure the Department of Health estimates went to the...

Marketing to NHS patients

Mark Todd asked (16 April 2007: Column 367W) whether data obtained in processing NHS treatment at a private sector treatment centre may be used...

Anorexia treatment threatened by new mental health laws

A national eating disorder association has said that new rights on the refusal of treatment could prove ‘very difficult’ for organisations providing care for...

GPs advised to take tough measures in order to balance books

GPs are being advised to take tough measures to protect their income in the face of rising expenses and a zero increase in funding. In...

Meetings with providers

Stephen O’Brien asked (24 April 2007: Column 1037W) what meetings officials and ministers have had to discuss the outsourcing of primary care trust functions...

More surgery could be carried out in local settings

As much as 80% of all NHS funded surgery could be carried out in local settings with the remaining more complex cases carried out...