Lambeth social services director

London borough of Lambeth has appointed Lisa Christensen as executive director of social services and health improvement.Ms Christensen, who was formally executive director of...

Matrix figures

Matrix Healthcare, which runs five homes with just over 200 beds, reported revenues of £1.5m and profit before tax of £1000 for the six...

Southern Cross agrees union recognition

Southern Cross Healthcare has announced the completion of a recognition agreement with the GMB Union.Southern Cross Healthcare, which operates 62 nursing and residential homes...

Stamford hospital opens cosmetic surgery unit

Healthcare Market News (News) August 1999The Stamford Hospital in West London has opened a new plastic surgery unit, following the acquisition of the hospital...

GP Consultations

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) August 1999The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 5 July 1999 at column 395) (1) what was the...

Chair and director of CHIMP announced

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) August 1999Secretary of State for Health Frank Dobson has announced the appointments of Dame Deirdre Hine and Peter Homa as...

Call for public/private partnership

Healthcare Market News (News) August 1999In a keynote paper for a New Statesman conference, General Healthcare Group chief executive Charles Auld presented the arguments...

Consultant Charges

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) August 1999The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 22 July 1999 at column 636) if consultant surgeons and...

Scottish Provident director

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) August 1999Scottish Provident has appointed Dr Oonagh McDonald a non-executive director of the Scottish Provident board.Dr McDonald entered Parliament as...

Rapid increase in demand for fixed-price medical care

Healthcare Market News (News) August 1999The Duchy Nuffield Hospital, located in Harrogate, has claimed it has experienced a rapid increase this year in people...