CSG expects results to show continued growth in 2007

Specialist staffing provider Corporate Services Group (CSG) says it expects its 2007 results to show continued strong growth in its UK businesses over the...

Redditch youngsters miss out

Children with special needs in Redditch will be hit by the news that a support scheme which has helped them for 16 years has...

MRSA warning sounded

Nurseries provide a perfect breeding ground for a virulent strain of hospital ‘superbug’ MRSA, according to health officials.The Health Protection Agency, along with the...

Independent providers get access to NCAS

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the National Clinical Assessment Service (NCAS) and the Independent Healthcare Advisory Services (IHAS) was launched last month at...

IC appoints chief

The Information Centre for health and social care has appointed Tim Straughan as its new chief executive. In the role Mr Straughan will become...

Priory grabs Scott, while Southern Cross loses another

The man who steered Southern Cross Healthcare through a period which saw it take in private equity investment before making the leap to public...

Priory to treat cannabis related psychosis in new children’s unit

The Priory Hospital Roehampton will admit children as young as 12 in a new in-patient unit which will treat a range of conditions including...

Unified trade body for Irish nursing homes

A new organisation representing private and voluntary nursing homes across Ireland has been set up in an effort to consolidate and strengthen the voice...

Dementia care must be made a priority

A report published by the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) last month, has called on the Department of Health (DH) and NHS...

New director at charity

The Board of the Nuffield Trust has announced the appointment of Dr Jennifer Dixon as its new director. Ms Dixon previously worked as director...