Councils warned to commission locally

Healthcare Market News (Mental Health) November 2004The Department of Health (DH) has warned councils that they are relying too heavily on independent sector hospitals...

Small increase for Cornwall Care

Cornwall Care, the charitable company that runs 18 of the county's residential homes, has announced a small increase in its surplus for the year...

New Health Minister could look to private sector to tackle Scottish waiting lists

Healthcare Market News (News) November 2004Speculation that Scotland is planning to use independent hospitals to help crack its waiting list problems has been fuelled...

MRI/CT scanners

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) November 2004Paul Burstow (Lib/Dem) asked the Secretary of State for Health (4 November 2004: Column 385W) how many MRI and...

Healthcare Commission head of operations

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) November 2004Simon Gillespie has been appointed as the new head of operations at the Healthcare Commission.Previously director of operations at...

Reed non-executive changes

Lord Tom Sawyer is to step down as non-executive director of Reed Health Group plc. Derek Beal, a chartered accountant who has spent the...

Healthcare Commission to propose unannounced inspections

Healthcare Market News (News) November 2004Independent hospitals could face unannounced inspections by the Healthcare Commission under proposals for a new inspection regime due to...

NHS Professionals special health authority

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) November 2004John Baron (Con) asked the Secretary of State for Health (25 October 2004: column 1045W) what calculations were made...

New BMA CCSC deputy chair

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) November 2004Alan Russell, a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist at the Pennine Acute NHS Trust in Bury, Lancashire, has been elected...

Healthcare Commission operations boss

The Healthcare Commission has named Simon Gillespie as its new head of operations. Gillespie's main responsibilities in his new role include overseeing the assessment...