More bed days in NHS than the US

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Healthcare Market News (News) December 2003The NHS uses up to three and a half times the number of hospital bed days for conditions such...

Morpeth and Northumberland ombudsman report

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The Local Government Ombudsman has criticised Northumberland County Council and Morpeth District Council for the treatment of a man discharged from hospital following a...

GPs offering complementary therapies

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Healthcare Market News (News) December 2003Half of general practices in England now offer patients some access to complementary or alternative medicines - and the...

Motherwell homecare contracts

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Healthcare Market News (News) December 2003Motherwell has awarded a series of homecare contracts to VAMW Homes Limited, PHEW (Scotland) and Alternatives for Living Limited...

New budget PMI brand

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Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) December 2003A new budget private medical insurance (PMI) brand has been launched, underwritten by United Life & Health Insurance...

South London cuts back private provision

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Healthcare Market News (Mental Health) December 2003Plans by South London and Maudsley (SLaM) NHS Trust to bring its psychiatric services in-house are progressing, following...

Private sector nurses awarded

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Healthcare Market News (Personnel) December 2003The work of three independent sector nurses was recognised last month when they received Nursing Standard Awards at a...

New Patients Forums regulations

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Healthcare Market News (News) December 2003Under new Department of Health regulations, primary care trusts are now required to incorporate new directions into the contracts...

Cost of depression among adults in England

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The total cost of adult depression was estimated at over £9 billion according to research published in the British Journal of Psychiatry. In a...

NHS-BUPA nursing exchange scheme

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Healthcare Market News (News) December 2003Nurses from BUPA's hospital in Southampton have undertaken a secondment at a NHS hospital in Portsmouth as part of...
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