Craegmoor adds new secure unit to Lincolnshire site

Craegmoor Healthcare has secured planning permission for a new build low secure unit on the site of an existing nursing home in Gainsborough in...

Cygnet frustration as Enfield plans stutter

Cygnet Health Care's plans to build a 51-bed psychiatric hospital in Palmers Green in London have encountered renewed opposition from local residents.Planning permission for...

NHS waiting times

Healthcare Market News (News) August 2004Waiting times in England fell again in July to 873,600 - a reduction of 11,800 (1.3%) since the end...

Birmingham plan to claw back millions from independent sector

Mental health providers in the independent sector stand to lose a considerable amount of NHS business, following news that plans are underway to build...

NHS mental health boosted by PFI windfall

NHS mental health facilities have been given a boost as part of a £4bn PFI redevelopment plan announced by Health Secretary John Reid. The...

GVA Grimley healthcare promotions

Property adviser GVA Grimley has announced three promotions within its ten-strong healthcare team. Adam Burchell becomes a partner, while Paul Farmer and Jessamy Loosemore...

No lack of bidders in Westminster sale

Rival bids for Westminster Healthcare are being hurriedly prepared by a scrum of private equity companies and major healthcare players, ahead of the nursing...

Concerns over mental health star ratings

The Healthcare Commission has said it is concerned that the number of mental health trusts to receive the poorest performance rating has more than...

Mental Health Act Commission to go

The Mental Health Act Commission is to be abolished as part of the government's drive to cut the number of NHS bodies that work...

New report questions not-for-profits’ charitable status

Healthcare Market News (News) August 2004The continued charitable status of some private hospitals could be under threat from new legislation unless they do more...