Nursing care standards

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) June 2002The Secretary of State for Health was asked (14 May 2002: Column: 619W) what recent assessment he has made...

DoH issues mental health guidance

Healthcare Market News (News) June 2002The Department of Health (DoH) has published two new guidance documents aimed at improving the treatment of dual diagnosis...

MPs cautious of government’s policy on private sector

Healthcare Market News (News) June 2002The Health Select Committee has cautioned against long-term use of independent hospital capacity to treat NHS patients. In its...

NHS patients (treatment abroad)

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) June 2002The Secretary of State for Health was asked (19 April 2002: Column: 1219W) how many patients received treatment abroad...

Mind prescribing protocol

Healthcare Market News (News) June 2002Mental health charity, Mind, has launched an initiative to promote discussion between GPs and patients on the treatment of...

Hospice support service costs to be met by NHS

Healthcare Market News (News) June 2002The NHS is to meet the support service costs of hospice patients. Under new measures outlined by Public Health...

Private sector (statistics)

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) June 2002The Secretary of State for Health was asked (29 April 2002: Column: 634W) how many day cases have been...

Cygnet profits leap

Healthcare Market News (Company News) June 2002Further evidence of the strength of demand in the psychiatric sector came last month with Cygnet Healthcare's results...

NHS Patients (Treatment Abroad)

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) May 2002 The Secretary of State for Health was asked (19 April 2002: Column: 1219W) how many patients...

Joint study into depression

Barking and Dagenham social services is funding a University College London study aimed at finding ways to provide accessible information to those suffering from...