Priory partners with Croydon NHS

Signs that independent sector mental health providers are beginning to benefit from NICE recommendations on extending the use of talking therapies emerged last month...

Elderly Patients

Daniel Kawczynski asked the Secretary of State for Health (11 December 2006: Column 853W) what steps she is taking to improve the (a) feeding...

Palliative Care

Laurence Robertson asked the Secretary of State for Health (18 December 2006: Column 1721W) what checks are carried out to ensure that exceptional allocation...

Continuing Care

Tony Baldry asked the Secretary of State for Health (9 January 2007: Column 461W) (1) what her Department’s definition is of continuing care for...

Learning disabilities audit follows ‘institutional abuse’

The Healthcare Commission is to conduct a national audit of 200 NHS and private learning disabilities services following revelations of what it describes as...

Leading psychiatrist joins Castlebeck

Dr Stephen Wilkinson, a specialist in the psychiatry of learning disabilities has joined the Durham based Castlebeck group.A specialist consultant in the psychiatry of...

Welsh council tackles early on-set dementia

Caerphilly council has partnered with the Alzheimer’s Society to roll out a service in the new year providing help and support to younger people...

Curate appoints new consultant

Curate, the independent provider of specialist and secure psychiatric services owned by the Caring Homes Group, has appointed Dr Harvey Wickham as its new...

Bank of Ireland boosts healthcare team

The Bank of Ireland’s UK business team has announced the appointment of Robin Park as the relationship director of its healthcare operations. Formerly with...

Joint appointment for Cambridgeshire health

Cambridgeshire council and Cambridgeshire primary care trust (PCT) have joined forces to create a new post designed to improve health and care services across...