Free dental checks for Scotland by 2007

Healthcare Market News (Dentistry) June 2003A commitment to 'systematically introduce' free dental checks in Scotland by 2007 has been made as part of a...

Assured Medical opens London admin support facility

Healthcare Market News (News) June 2003Assured Medical Limited has announced the opening of its London office and service centre, designed to offer practice management...

Question marks over PFI hospitals’ value for money

Healthcare Market News (News) June 2003The first hospitals to be built under the private finance initiative (PFI) have proved far too costly, Stephen Byers...

Prince of Wales makes the case for alternative medicine

Healthcare Market News (News) June 2003The Prince of Wales met leaders from the UK's complementary and conventional medical organisations at St. James's Palace in...

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...