Mental Health Act Commission makes second national visit

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The Mental Health Act Commission has this month undertaken its second national inspection of mental health facilities which are registered to take patients detained...

Health Committee announces new inquiry

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Healthcare Market News (News) May 1999The Health Commitee of the House of Commons has announced a new inquiry into procedures related to adverse clinical...

Inquiry recommends enforced treatment

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Healthcare Market News (News) May 1999The Department of Health has published the interim report by the National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by...

Survey reveals seven-week wait

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Healthcare Market News (News) May 1999Research undertaken by Norwich Union Healthcare to support the promotion of its new Fair and Square policy has found...

Nestor acquisitions

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Healthcare Market News (Company News) May 1999Nestor Healthcare Group plc announced this month at its Annual General Meeting that the group has continued to...

Dobson spells end for short term contracts

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Healthcare Market News (News) May 1999The systematic use of short-term contracts will be phased out for NHS staff, the Secretary of State for Health,...

Operators count cost of millennium

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Healthcare Market News (News) May 1999Independent sector hospital operators are currently undertaking an assessment of the additional costs and pressures they could face over...

National Audit Office warns of increased claims against NHS

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Healthcare Market News (News) May 1999Sir John Bourn, head of the National Audit Office, has reported the results of his examination of the 17...

Call for national network for NHS private wings

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Healthcare Market News (News) May 1999NHS private patient units should form a national network to maximise their negotiating power, according to George Orros, chief...

Chief executives pay averages £70,000

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Healthcare Market News (News) May 1999The median earnings of chief executives of NHS trusts was £70,000 in 1997/98 according to an analysis undertaken by...
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