New finance director joins Nestor Healthcare

Martyn Ellis has joined Nestor Healthcare as finance director. Until recently Ellis was finance director of Telecity plc and prior to that he was...

Dementia

Paul Marsden asked the Secretary of State for Health (29 April 2003: Column 343W) the percentage of pensioners with dementia in each year since...

Barchester business development director

Barry Sweetbaum has joined Barchester Healthcare as business development director. Sweetbaum will be responsible for developing the company's retirement housing and assisted living offerings...

Older people with dementia risk losing financial independence

Changes to the way pensions are paid will undermine the financial independence of older people with dementia according to the Alzheimer's Society. The society...

NHS mental health commissioning must improve

Commissioning within the NHS must improve according to a new policy paper from the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health (SCMH). The report, called Commissioning...

Long term care

David Ruffley asked the Secretary of State for Health (28 April 2003: Column 276W) when his department will issue guidance to primary care trusts,...

Ealing integrates mental health services

Ealing Council plans to make it easier and quicker for residents to access mental health care and support by integrating its current services. The...

Nursing care payments

Edward O'Hara asked the Secretary of State for Health (28 April 2003: Column 283W) what alterations the government plans to make to example four...

Four Seasons expands Huntercombe Hospitals

Four Seasons Health Care, currently the second largest provider of long term care beds in the UK with 14,900 beds, has announced further expansion...

Harry Cayton departs Alzheimer’s Society to join DoH

Harry Cayton, chief executive of the Alzheimer's Society, has announced that he will leave the post in September to become director for patients and...