Westminster in dementia partnership with Housing 21

In one of the first such pairings to appear in local government social landlord Housing 21 has been chosen by Westminster city council to...

NHS takes unnecessary £40m dementia hit

Ineffective diagnosis of dementia in community healthcare facilities is costing the NHS over £40m a year thanks to the drain it places on hospital...

Company briefs

LES YEUX SANS VISAGE: National optician chain Specsavers has launched Scotland’s first country-wide domiciliary eye care service. Headed by branches in Glasgow and Highlands, Specsavers...

Guidance for nurses working with older people

New guidelines for nurses working with elderly people in acute healthcare environments were published by City University this month. Funded by a grant from the...

Bpas reserves deteriorate

Charitable pregnancy and sexual health services provider British Pregnancy Advisory Services (Bpas) has reported a 3% increase in turnover to £24.2m on the back...

New radiotherapy system at Harley Street Clinic

The Harley Street Cancer Centre has installed RapidArc linear accelerator radiotherapy machines as part of a £25m investment programme in the latest cancer treatment...

Health and medical firms optimistic over future prospects

Companies operating in the health and medical sector are more confident about their future prospects than the average British business, according to research published...

NHSPN slams ‘incoherent’ Preferred Provider policy

The NHS Partners Network (NHSPN) has dubbed the government’s NHS as Preferred Provider plans as a ‘thoroughly incoherent’ policy which would have no ‘significant...

Adolescent inpatient services: too much or too little?

Dr Faeza Khan and Dr Mahadev Jasti, consultant adolescent psychiatrists at Affinity Healthcare look at how increasing pressure on beds is impacting on mental...

Priory opens Norwich Clinic

The Priory Group has opened a specialist unit in Norfolk offering treatment and therapy for a range of mental health problems including depression, anxiety,...