Potential benefits of telemedicine

Healthcare Market News (News) May 1998The Institute of Health Services Management (IHSM) has this month published a report summarising the results of a study...

Success of national standards for NHS need financial backing

Healthcare Market News (News) May 1998The introduction of National Service Frameworks which will set national standards and define service models for NHS services will...

Benefits Agency doctors advised not to sign contracts

Healthcare Market News (News) May 1998The British Medical Association is advising more than 3000 doctors who work for the Benefits Agency Medical Service (BAMS),...

Recommendations on acute mental health units

Healthcare Market News (News) May 1998A new report, Not Just Bricks and Mortar, produced by a Royal College of Psychiatrists' working party chaired by...

NHS Confederation defends chief executives’ pay

Healthcare Market News (News) May 1998The NHS Confederation has defended the pay increases awarded to NHS trust chief executives revealed last month in a...

BMA promotes occupational health

Healthcare Market News (News) May 1998The British Medical Association (BMA) has announced plans for a public campaign to promote occupational health for all those...

Cancer resource launched

Healthcare Market News (News) May 1998Charity CancerBACUP has launched a new CD-Rom which aims to provide fast access to detailed medical information on specific...

Community hospitals

The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 13 March 1998 at column 379) what are the statutory requirements for consultation in closing...

Psychiatrists call for more community-based facilities

Two papers in the April issue of the Psychiatric Bulletin highlight the unmet needs of homeless mentally ill in the UK. An editorial by...

Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health and King’s Fund launch initiative for London’s mental health

A new initiative worth £2m has been launched with the aim of improving mental health services in areas with some of the highest social...