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White Paper light on mental health
Mental health has not been featured as heavily as anticipated in the government’s white paper on care outside of hospitals. While the broad direction...
Huntercombe Group opens new children’s unit
The Huntercombe Group has opened a new unit for children with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour in Stockton-on-Tees. The 14-bed Huntercombe House will focus...
Day treatment could be more effective than inpatient admissions
Day hospital treatment for voluntary psychiatric patients could be more effective in reducing symptoms in the short term and generate greater patient satisfaction than...
BUPA Middle East secures second largest contract
BUPA Middle East has won its second largest contract and is poised for further growth as new legislation in Saudi Arabia opens up a...
Denplan results
Denplan Ltd, the AXA Group-owned personal and corporate dental health plan provider has posted a strong set of results for the year to 31...
Survey reveals an increase in nation’s anxiety levels
Britain is a nation of worriers, with the problem so severe that almost seven million people have been tempted to seek advice from their...
St Barts delay costing £600,000 a day
Ministers’ indecision over the future of the St Barts PFI project is costing £600,000 a day, according to an report in The Guardian last...
Unison attacks LIFT schemes
Public service union Unison has attacked government plans to build £1bn worth of new GP surgeries under the NHS Local Improvement Finance Trust (LIFT)...
HCL acquires two outfits following AIM-listing
Healthcare Locums Plc (HCL), the AIM-listed healthcare recruitment company, has acquired Medical Professionals and Social Work Professionals for a maximum consideration of £1.15m. This...
Care UK AGM kicks off 2006 on a high
The opportunities that will come about as a result of the White Paper on healthcare outside of hospitals have been welcomed by Care UK...



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