NHS expenditure

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) May 1999The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 28 April 1999 at column 156) to estimate the cash...

New chief executive for King Edward VII

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) May 1999The King Edward VII Hospital in Midhurst, West Sussex has appointed Lin Merrett to the position of chief executive....

Tamaris appointments

Tamaris plc has announced the appointment of James Flaherty and Richard Towner as non-executive directors of the company.Mr Flaherty is chief executive of Omega...

Mental health institutions (medical emergencies)

The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 30 March 1999 at column 649) to include in the code of practice under the...

Further woes at Tamaris

There has been a lot of news this month about the quoted 'minnow', Tamaris plc (market capitalisation only £18 million). Although no new chairman...

Bolton receives money for mental health services

Bolton metropolitan borough council social services department is set to receive around £200,000 to improve services for people with mental health needs.The funding will...

Mind calls for legal right to services

Mental health charity Mind has published the findings of a survey undertaken in response to the government's review of the Mental Health Act 1983....

Methodist Homes director

Methodist Homes has confirmed the appointment of Roger Davies to the new post of business support director. He will oversee the functioning of finance,...

William M Mercer predicts 22% increase in PMI cost

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) April 1999Further to HMN's lead story last month regarding tax increases for private medical insurance, William M Mercer has...

BUPA launches new cash plan

Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) April 1999BUPA has launched a new cash plan product with subscriptions starting at £1.55 per week. It is the...