GVA Grimley promotions

GVA Grimley has announced two promotions within its healthcare business consultancy. Julian Ball has been appointed principal healthcare surveyor. He is based in Birmingham...

BHSF appointment

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) May 2000Birmingham Hospital Saturday Fund (BHSF) has announced the appointment of Steve Boughton as commercial manager, with effect from 2...

James Hall & Associates

James Hall, formerly with GVA Grimley, Taylors Business Surveyors and Valuers and Chestertons has set up a new business venture. James Hall & Associates...

Mental health appointment

Professor Louis Appleby has been appointed national director for mental health. He is currently Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Manchester and director...

Ashbourne sale

The Chapter 11 administrators of Sun Healthcare Group (SHG), owners of UK operator Ashbourne plc, have appointed Lazard Frères & Co to oversee the...

Funds diverted from mental health

The closure of long stay hospitals for people with mental health problems may have led to funds being diverted away from mental health, according...

Call for action to tackle stigma

The Mental Health Foundation has issued a report which shows that people with mental health problems have experienced discrimination from family, friends and health...

Residential and Nursing Homes

The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 2 May 2000 at column 57W) what financial provision is made to local authorities in...

Waiting list pledge met

Healthcare Market News (News) May 2000The government has finally met its General Election manifesto pledge to reduce waiting lists by 100,000. Latest figures show...

Health Spending

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) April 2000The Prime Minister was asked (Hansard 28 March at column 105W), pursuant to his oral statement on 22 March...