BMI opens new hospital

Healthcare Market News (News) August 2000BMI Healthcare, owned by General Healthcare Group, has opened a new hospital this month in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. The...

Action teams sent in to ‘failing’ hospitals

Healthcare Market News (News) August 2000The Department of Health has identified seven NHS trusts which it claims are responsible for over a quarter of...

BUPA Hospital developments

Healthcare Market News (News) August 2000BUPA Tunbridge Wells Hospital is undergoing a £1.2m extension, which will equip the hospital with a new X-ray facility,...

Boost for NHS winter plans

Healthcare Market News (News) August 2000A package of measures to deal with this year's winter pressures has been unveiled by Health Minister Lord Hunt.The...

Report to be used to measure value for money

Healthcare Market News (News) August 2000Health Secretary, Alan Milburn, and Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Andrew Smith, have welcomed the publication of a report,...

NHS Dentistry

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) July 2000The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 19 June 2000 at column 60W) what was the revenue...

Staffing crisis in mental health services

Mental health services are understaffed and unable to deliver the aspirations of the National Service Framework, according to a report published this month by...

Survey finds more sympathy for mental illness

Results published this month from a survey examining people's attitudes to mental illness show a small but significant positive shift in public attitudes. The...

Sane launches helpline for healthcare professionals

Mental health charity Sane has launched a professional helpline for care professionals working with people with mental health problems. Following the initial success of...

Nursing care costs

The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 27 June 2000 at column 441W) what is his estimate of the cost of providing...