New drive to support mental health in the workplace

The government has launched a new initiative to improve the way in which employers deal with mental health in the workplace. Announced last month,...

Talking therapies trial gets thumbs up

A Doncaster pilot scheme to improve access to talking therapies has been praised by the Department of Health (DH) after figures showed that over...

Tory report links cannabis and poor mental health

A report prepared for the Conservative party’s review of social justice policy has controversially claimed that eight out of ten people suffering with the...

Wales pushes forward with mental health plan

Welsh health and social minister Brian Gibbons has launched a four month consultation on the country’s new Mental Health Promotion Action Plan. Stakeholders have...

More growth for Advantage

Recruitment agency Advantage Healthcare continues to expand with the £4.5m acquisition of Quantica Healthcare earlier this month. The move adds social workers to the...

Continuing Health Care

John Baron asked the Secretary of State for Health (20 Oct 2006: Column 1470W) (1) what estimate she has made of the number of...

Health Visitors and Nursery Nurses

Charles Hendry asked the Secretary of State for Health (24 October 2006: Column 1842W) how many (a) health visitors and (b) nursery nurses were...

Classic Hospitals appoints non-executive chairman

Classic Hospitals has appointed Gavin Simonds as non executive chairman.Mr Simonds has wide executive experience both in the City, where he was a director...

Board shake up at Nestor

Dr Bill Holmes has resigned his position as group medical director at Nestor Healthcare.Dr Holmes’ departure comes in the wake of a corporate structure...

Health minister signals bigger role for independent sector in NHS primary care

Independent providers could play a bigger role than anticipated in the delivery of primary care services. Health minister Lord Warner has called on primary...