BUPA chief executive retires

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) May 1998Peter Jacobs, chief executive of BUPA, has announced that he will be standing down this summer. He will be...

Nuffield promotes self-pay

Healthcare Market News (News) May 1998Nuffield Hospitals has launched a new service - Nuffield Hospitals Direct - providing a freephone number which aims to...

Osteopathy

Healthcare Market News (Parliament) May 1998The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 22 April 1998 at column 614) whether the government will...

Committee changes for BMA

Healthcare Market News (Personnel) May 1998James Johnson, currently chairman of the British Medical Association's (BMA) central consultants and specialists committee, has been elected chairman...

Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health and King’s Fund launch initiative for London’s mental health

A new initiative worth £2m has been launched with the aim of improving mental health services in areas with some of the highest social...

University awarded grant for research into Alzheimer’s disease

Middlesex University's Health Research Centre has been awarded a £50,000 grant from the European Commission (EC) for a project that will evaluate all Alzheimer's...

Mental health project manager appointed

The Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health and the King's Fund have appointed Angela Greatley as project manager for their new Working Together in London...

Community hospitals

The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 13 March 1998 at column 379) what are the statutory requirements for consultation in closing...

GP consortium boundaries

The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 23 March 1998 at column 47) what mechanisms the department will use to implement the...

Psychiatrists call for more community-based facilities

Two papers in the April issue of the Psychiatric Bulletin highlight the unmet needs of homeless mentally ill in the UK. An editorial by...