Trusts ill prepared for Working Time Directive

Healthcare Market News (News) June 2004Almost a quarter of NHS hospitals are unlikely to comply safely with the European Working Time Directive (EWTD) in...

Workplace absence rises for first time since 1998

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) June 2004Workplace absence has increased for the first time in five years from 166m days in 2002 to 176m...

Hospital criticised over patient’s suicide

Healthcare Market News (Mental Health) June 2004The Cheadle Royal Hospital in Stockport has been criticised by an independent inquiry over a patient's suicide. Mr...

Independent Healthcare Forum distances itself from IHA

Healthcare Market News (News) June 2004The newly formed Independent Healthcare Forum (IHF) has intimated that it intends to steer clear of politics to concentrate...

BUPA International secures major contract in US

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) June 2004BUPA International has secured a contract with GE Electric (GE) - a US based company whose interests include...

Government steps up measures to halt health tourism

Healthcare Market News (News) June 2004GPs could be given powers to charge overseas visitors, including failed asylum seekers, for their services under new proposals...

East Sussex beats delayed discharge targets

East Sussex County Council has reduced its delayed discharge cases to 21, beating the target of 37 that it agreed with the NHS. The...

Hallmark acquisition

Hallmark Healthcare has acquired 70-bed Cartref Annwyl Fan care home in Camarthenshire and confirmed a £100,000 refurbishment programme for the property to begin later...

Intermediate care beds

Andrew Lansley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (28 Apr 2004 : Column 1091W) how many intermediate care beds have been created...

Royal College of Psychiatrists issues guidance on Rowan Report

New guidance on how to spot abuse has been issued by the Royal College of Psychiatrists Faculty for the Psychiatry of Old Age. The...