GP-led health centres

Joan Ryan asked (26 February 2009: Column 1026W) how many GP-led health centres have been procured in Enfield to date. Ben Bradshaw: Enfield primary...

NHS top ups

Lindsay Hoyle asked (10 February 2009: Column 1936W) what steps will be taken to ensure that the arrangements for patients to pay privately for...

Alpha returns to profit

Low secure and adolescent mental health services provider Alpha Hospitals has returned to profit after a loss-making year in 2007.The company has expanded rapidly...

18-week wait

Peter Bone asked (23 February 2009: Column 217W) how many breaches of the 18-week maximum waiting time from GP referral to treatment there have...

WIHA concerned by Assemby’s proposals

A consultation is now underway on proposals to limit the number of patients that can be accommodated in independent mental health hospitals in Wales.Under...

ISTC staffing

Peter Bone asked (23 February 2009: Column 239W) whether people may be recruited to work in independent sector treatment centres (ISTCs) if they have...

New venture combines EAP with occupational health

A new venture which combines employee assistance programmes (EAP) with occupational health services has been launched by two former intermediaries Matthew Kelvie and Phil...

ISTCs

Peter Bone asked (9 February 2009: Column 1764W) how many GP referrals to independent sector treatment centres (ISTCs) there were in each year since...

Mental health tariff

Andrew Lansley asked (24 February 2009: Column 660W) with reference to the tariff uplift breakdown for 2009/10, published by the Department of Health on...

Standard Life to enter international market

Standard Life Healthcare is planning to enter the international insurance market later this year as UK sales growth slows under the ailing economy.The plans...