NHS could recover costs from negligent employers

Healthcare Market News (News) October 2002The government is seeking to raise an additional £220m a year for the NHS by recovering the costs of...

Joint replacement registry

Healthcare Market News (News) October 2002AEA Technology has been awarded the contract to establish the National Joint Registry for Hip and Knee Replacements. The...

Doctors warn of crisis as numbers of psychiatric beds fall

Healthcare Market News (Mental Health) October 2002Psychiatrists could be forced to discharge mental health patients earlier than clinically appropriate because of a decline in...

New BMA committee

Healthcare Market News (News) October 2002A new committee has been established by the British Medical Association to represent the interests of staff and associate...

DoH report outlines new arrangements for HSHs

Healthcare Market News (Mental Health) October 2002A report on new arrangements for performance management and commissioning of high security services (HSHs) has been published...

Craegmoor director of development

Craegmoor Healthcare has appointed Neil Davies to the newly created position of director of development. Davies has held a number of positions at Birmingham...

Nestor set for recovery after contract loss

Shares in Nestor Healthcare staged a partial recovery in July following publication of its interim results for the period ended 14 June 2002. Shares...

DoH consults on Mental Health Bill

The Department of Health (DoH) has released a consultation document requesting feedback on its Draft Mental Health Bill published last month (CCMN Volume 9...

Mental Health Foundation CEO

The Mental Health Foundation has appointed Dr Andrew McCulloch as its chief executive. McCulloch was director of policy at the Sainsbury Centre for Mental...

SSI inspection of mental health services

The Social Services Inspectorate (SSI) has published a report following its inspection of mental health services in 19 councils between June 2000 and September...