The Evelyn Hospital

Healthcare Market News (Company News) October 2000The 66 bed charity hospital in Cambridge, reports revenues of £7.0m (£7.7m) for the year to 31 March...

NHS chief appointed

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) October 2000Nigel Crisp has been appointed to the combined post of NHS chief executive and permanent secretary at the Department...

Council cleared over tendering process

The Accounts Commission of Scotland has found that Dumfries & Galloway council followed proper tendering processes for transferring the running of its residential homes...

Residential Homes

The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 19 July 2000 at column 218W) when he expects to make an announcement on research...

Meditrust suffers losses

The UK is not alone in suffering in the long term care sector. In the US, five publicly traded nursing home chains have filed...

Psychotherapy effective in treating personality disorder

A paper published in the August edition of the British Journal of Psychiatry suggests there is evidence for the effectiveness of psychotherapy in treating...

BK appointment

Chris Gardner has been appointed as senior surveyor in the healthcare services team at BK (Bruton Knowles). He joins the firm from Coverage Care,...

Telford & Wrekin warns of possible delays for hospital leavers

Directors of social services at Telford & Wrekin and Shropshire councils have met with health authority chiefs in the area in a bid to...

Councils to appeal to House of Lords

Four local authorities have failed in their appeal against a high court ruling that they must pay for after care services for people detained...

Hammersmith & Fulham moves forward on older persons strategy

Hammersmith & Fulham council is considering providing places for older people with dementia in a private sector home offering higher standards of care within...