Norwich Union defends NHS policy

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) November 1999Norwich Union Healthcare has defended its Fair and Square policy, following criticism from MPs, including the chairman of...

Dental Services

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) November 1999Mr. Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to ensure that anyone...

Child and adolescent mental health services need improvement

Improvements are needed in the provision of mental health services to children and adolescents, according to a report published by the Audit Commission this...

Partnerships for Lancashire

Lancashire county council's social services department is to outsource the provision of residential rehabilitation facilities for elderly people. The service will be part funded...

Concern over prescribing guidelines

Mental health charity SANE has expressed concern over new draft guidelines for prescribing medication for patients suffering from schizophrenia.The draft guidelines recommend that people...

Sun opts for Chapter 11

Sun Healthcare Group, owners of UK operators Ashbourne, has this month filed voluntary petitions with the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware...

National standards for mental health published

The Department of Health (DoH) has published the long overdue National Service Framework for mental health, setting out the level of services which health...

Alan Milburn appointed new Secretary of State for Health

Alan Milburn has been appointed as Secretary of State for Health. He replaces Frank Dobson who has announced his intention to seek the Labour...

Essex mental health appointment

Chris Burns has been appointed as assistant county manager for mental health services at Essex social services. The post was created in light of...

London Clinic accreditation

Healthcare Market News (News) October 1999The London Clinic has been awarded both the Health Quality Service (HQS) accreditation and certification to ISO 9002.To achieve...