Publisher's Synopsis
This is the 12th edition of this guide to the independent health care sector in the United Kingdom, which is published in conjunction with the Independent Healthcare Association. The Directory contains over 12,000 entries compiled and updated annually from information obtained direct from local Health Authorities, County Councils and the Department of Health.;New sections included in this edition are: clinical audit, psychiatry and long term in the private sector, NAHAT - how trusts relate to the private sector, waste management in hospitals, catering - food safety aspect, information for care home owners, private medical insurance and hospital inspections.;It contains full details of independent hospitals (including address, telephone number, matron, director, ownership, number of beds, BUPA scale, PPP band, facilities available); contact details and prices for screening clinics; private bed accommodation in NHS hospitals, private nursing homes, listed by Health Authority, voluntary residential homes, listed by County Council, Private residential homes listed by County Council, dual registered homes, listed by Health Authority, major UK hospital group owners and independent pathology laboratories.
