PHP announces new agreement with Brackley

Healthcare Market News (Company News) October 2002Primary Health Investment Properties Ltd, the wholly owned subsidiary of Primary Health Properties plc, has entered into a...

Emergency access ‘tsar’ appointed

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) October 2002Professor Sir George Alberti has been appointed as the new national clinical director for emergency access. The former president...

Consultants to vote on new contract

Healthcare Market News (News) October 2002Ballot papers on proposals for the new consultants' contract were mailed to all UK consultants and specialist registrars at...

BUPA uplifts ENT benefits

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) October 2002BUPA has increased reimbursement for a number of ear, nose and throat (ENT) procedures, with some benefits uplifted...

Welsh local health board appointments

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) October 2002The director of NHS Wales has announced the appointment of 13 of the 22 chief executives of the new...

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...