Netcare CATS

Gordon Prentice asked (8 November 2006: Column 1843W) if the Department of Health (DH) would publish the contract to be entered into by the...

Extended schools health guide

A brief guide featuring case studies has been produced by the government to explain how extended schools can help health professionals achieve their targets...

Legal Eye: Christmas capers and New Year’s resolutions

At the best of times the run up to Christmas can be more than a little fraught for hardworking human resources professionals, and what...

Legal Eye: Christmas capers and new year’s resolutions

At the best of times the run up to Christmas can be more than a little fraught for hardworking human resources professionals, and what...

NICE faces judicial review

Almost two years after first mooting the withdrawal of the country’s three main treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, the National Institute for Health and Clinical...

Crushed pills could cost lives

Care professionals have been told that if they crush up tablet medication to make it easier for patients to swallow they could significantly alter...

Wanless to return to healthcare spending review

The King’s Fund has commissioned healthcare analyst Sir Derek Wanless to revisit his 2002 review of the NHS for the Treasury as part of...

Dementia services under the looking glass

The Royal College of Psychiatrists’ Research and Training Unit has begun a six month research project that will become the first stage in the...

New drive to support mental health in the workplace

The government has launched a new initiative to improve the way in which employers deal with mental health in the workplace. Announced last month,...

Talking therapies trial gets thumbs up

A Doncaster pilot scheme to improve access to talking therapies has been praised by the Department of Health (DH) after figures showed that over...