St Andrew’s Hospital announces new care facility
St Andrew's Hospital has announced this month that it is building a new home in South Essex, to care for patients with long-term and...
CCPS produces good practice guide for contracting
Community Care Market News (News) March 1999Community Care Providers Scotland (CCPS), the association of voluntary sector organisations providing community care services in Scotland, has...
Ealing renews domiciliary care contracts
The London borough of Ealing is advertising for interested organisations to express an interest in the provision of domiciliary care services in the borough.At...
Councils should review cost and quality of care
Community Care Market News (News) March 1999A report published this month by the Accounts Commission for Scotland has suggested that councils can afford to...
Hackney restructures external home care
The London borough of Hackney is seeking to dramatically reduce the number of external agencies providing home care in the borough.The move follows an...
Publication of Royal Commission report awaited
Community Care Market News (News) February 1999The Royal Commission on Long Term Care is due to report its findings before the end of this...
MPs call for end to ‘confused system’
Community Care Market News (News) February 1999The Health Select Committee of the House of Commons has concluded its investigation into the relationship between health...
Elderly residential care
The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions was asked (Hansard 12 January 1999 at column 169) which local authorities were...
Nurse pay increased to attract new recruits
Community Care Market News (News) February 1999Nursing home operators will face increased costs during 1999/2000 following the announcement of above-inflation pay awards for NHS...
Scottish policy paper on mentally disordered offenders
A new strategy designed to improve the care of mentally disordered offenders while maintaining public safety in Scotland was launched this month by Scottish...