London agency staff quality checks

Healthcare Market News (News) July 2001A project is to be launched in September to allow hospital trusts in London to check the quality and...

Permanent Life new product

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) July 2001Permanent Life Insurance (the new brand name of Liverpool Victoria Life, part of the Liverpool Victoria Group) has...

Charity not an equitable funding solution

Healthcare Market News (News) July 2001Greater reliance on charitable funds to finance NHS hospitals would be likely to benefit high-profile institutions in London at...

Groupama sale

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) July 2001The British insurance operations of Groupama has been put up for sale by its French parent. The majority...

Virtual nurses help to clear bed-blocking

A new initiative is being piloted by Surrey Health Authority and Surrey Social Services in an effort to combat serious problems of delayed discharge...

Rehabilitation programme launched

Lincolnshire County Council has officially launched its South Holland Rehabilitation Programme (SHARP), following its year long operation on a pilot basis in the South...

Lewisham SSI report

A systematic performance management culture is being promoted by joint community mental health teams in Lewisham, according to a report by the Social Services...

Craegmoor close to deal

Craegmoor Healthcare is believed to be close to reaching a deal worth in excess of £200m with parties understood to include Legal & General...

Shortfall in services for children and adolescents

A survey among child and adolescent psychiatrists has highlighted a lack of emergency beds and services for severe or high risk psychiatric cases as...

Sickness absence cost £10.7 billion

Healthcare Market News (News) June 2001Sickness absence cost British business a total of £10.7 billion in 2000, an average cost of £434 per employee,...