HMT purchases Churchill Clinic

Healthcare Market News (News) June 1999 The Hospital Management Trust (HMT) has acquired the Churchill Clinic in Lambeth, London SE1. HMT has...

Scottish Health and Community Care Minister

Donald Dewar, First Minister for Scotland, has announced the appointment of Susan Deacon as Minister for Health and Community Care to serve in the...

Dental services

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) June 1999The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 8 June 1999 at column 271) about trends in the...

PDS chief executive

Mary Baker has been appointed chief executive of the Parkinson's Disease Society (PDS).Mary Baker joined PDS in 1984 as director of welfare, rising to...

Sainsbury Centre in the North

The Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health, in collaboration with a consortium of NHS trusts in the Northern and Yorkshire region, has announced the appointment...

Learning disabilities

The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 19 May 1999 at column 376) what plans he has for a White Paper on...

Aricept

The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 24 May 1999 at column 21) what assessment the Department of Health (DoH) has made...

Alzheimer’s disease

The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 26 May 1999 at column 159) to estimate the incidence of Alzheimer's disease in England...

GPs and elderly patients

The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 8 June 1999 at column 280) what monitoring mechanisms are in place to ensure that...

Cygnet to open new hospital

Healthcare Market News (News) June 1999Cygnet Healthcare has announced the purchase of a new 90-bed nursing home in Beckton, East London. After minor remodelling...