Fall in criminal conviction rates

A study published in the British Journal of Psychiatry has found that the rate of conviction of patients leaving high security hospitals has fallen...

£9m mental health unit for Oxfordshire

Health Minister Paul Boateng this month announced a new £9m mental health unit for Oxfordshire. The unit will be funded through the Private Finance...

Learning disabled people

The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 5 June 1998 at column 408) what estimate has been made of the number of...

New mental health scheme opens

Family Housing Association has opened a new home for people with mental health problems in Lewisham. Tredown Lodge replaces an existing scheme which was...

Sinclair Montrose

Healthcare Market News (Company News) June 1998Rumours in the market state that Sinclair Montrose is currently in discussions to sell one of its core...

Stroke units

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) June 1998The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 18 May 1998 at column 270) what plans the Department...

End to extra contractual referrals

Healthcare Market News (News) June 1998The Department of Health (DoH) has published proposals for new arrangements for one-off treatments or for treating patients who...

Alternative health register

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) June 1998The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 20 May 1998 at column 429) what plans the government...

Support for PCGs

Healthcare Market News (News) June 1998A survey of health authority finance directors conducted by the Health Service Journal and the Healthcare Financial Management Association...

Drugs budget

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) June 1998The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 1 June 1998 at column 130) what was the gross...