Secure mental health units
The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 25 February 1998 at column 262) how many secure mental health units there are in...
Mixed sex accommodation in NHS hospitals ‘on way out’
Healthcare Market News (News) March 1998Figures released this month by the Department of Health show that 70% of all health authorities will have eliminated...
BCWA advertising campaign
Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) March 1998BCWA Healthcare is launching a spring advertising campaign in national daily and Sunday newspapers. The aim is to...
Pilot health care schemes
The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 26 February 1998 at column 340) if the government will make a statement about plans...
NHS chief executive earnings
Healthcare Market News (News) March 1998Current median earnings of NHS trust chief executives are around £68,300, according to estimates by Pay & Workforce Research...
More women and members of ethnic minorities on NHS trust boards
Healthcare Market News (News) March 1998New figures published on 24 February 1998 show that the first round of NHS Trust Board appointments made since...
Occupational therapists
The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 26 February 1998 at column 342) how many occupational therapists are employed by a) the...
Improved coordination of specialised services called for
Healthcare Market News (News) December 1997Health authorities need more central support and stronger local alliances to make sure that patients are getting the specialised...
PPP launches insurance business in Middle East
Healthcare Market News (Insurance News) December 1997PPP Healthcare has launched a medical insurance business in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. The company has formed an...
Court of Appeal judgment on informal admissions
The Court of Appeal has ruled that a 48-year-old autistic man who was unable to speak was unlawfully detained in a psychiatric hospital after...