Long term care

David Ruffley asked the Secretary of State for Health (28 April 2003: Column 276W) when his department will issue guidance to primary care trusts,...

Dementia

Paul Marsden asked the Secretary of State for Health (29 April 2003: Column 343W) the percentage of pensioners with dementia in each year since...

Four Seasons expands Huntercombe Hospitals

Four Seasons Health Care, currently the second largest provider of long term care beds in the UK with 14,900 beds, has announced further expansion...

Nursing care payments

Edward O'Hara asked the Secretary of State for Health (28 April 2003: Column 283W) what alterations the government plans to make to example four...

Older people with dementia risk losing financial independence

Changes to the way pensions are paid will undermine the financial independence of older people with dementia according to the Alzheimer's Society. The society...

NHS mental health commissioning must improve

Commissioning within the NHS must improve according to a new policy paper from the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health (SCMH). The report, called Commissioning...

Commission for Health Improvement

Liam Fox asked the Secretary of State for Health (29 April 2003: Column 343W) whether the Commission for Health Improvement (CHI) is able to...

Ealing integrates mental health services

Ealing Council plans to make it easier and quicker for residents to access mental health care and support by integrating its current services. The...

Consultants slam piecemeal introduction of rejected contract

Healthcare Market News (News) May 2003A bitter dispute looks set to break out between Ministers and hospital consultants, following condemnation by the British Medical...

NHS charges

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) May 2003James Wray asked the Secretary of State for Health (29 Apr 2003: Column 347W) whether charges are applied to...