Mental Health Foundation calls for use of risk assessment system

Healthcare Market News (News) November 2001Risk could be reduced if all services supporting people with acute mental health needs used standard scales of assessment,...

Overseas NHS Operations

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) November 2001The Secretary of State for Health was asked (29 Oct 2001: Column: 553W) how much of his Department's budget...

Shake up for A&E following critical Audit Commission Report

Healthcare Market News (News) November 2001Health Secretary Alan Milburn criticised the management of Accident and Emergency (A&E) Departments last month following a damning report...

NHS/Private Sector Concordat

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) November 2001The Secretary of State for Health was asked (16 Oct 2001: Column: 1120W) what steps he has taken to...

Trust accused of sex discrimination

Healthcare Market News (News) November 2001Five women at a mental health trust claim that managers struck deals with their male colleagues, giving them enhanced...

Continuing Care

The Secretary of State for Health was asked (22 Oct 2001: Column: 29W) how many residents in nursing homes are fully funded by the...

£50 million to implement the DoH report

Healthcare Market News (News) November 2001Reforming Emergency Care (£40 million of this will be used to fund an additional 600 A&E nursing posts); and...

Radiotherapy Equipment

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) November 2001The Secretary of State for Health was asked (16 Oct 2001: Column: 1125W) what plans he has to increase...

Judges’ remarks could have major repercussions on Mental Health Act

Healthcare Market News (News) November 2001Forcing patients into treatment that is not therapeutically necessary could violate the European Convention on Human Rights, the Court...

Intermediate Care

The Secretary of State for Health was asked (15 Oct 2001: Column: 1044W) what plans he has to build hospitals devoted to intermediate care.Jacqui...