Specialist child care provision opens
Community Care Market News (News) February 1999Atlas Healthcare Limited, a division of Tamaris plc, has opened a new respite care centre for children with...
Southwark transfers residential homes
The London borough of Southwark has invited a shortlist of four organisations to tender for the transfer of its five elderly residential homes. Tenders...
National standards presented to government
Community Care Market News (News) February 1999The Centre for Policy on Ageing (CPA) has presented its proposals setting out national required standards for care...
Community care statistics published
Community Care Market News (News) February 1999The Department of Health has published community care statistics for 1998, covering residential personal social services for adults...
Domiciliary care
The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions was asked (Hansard 12 January 1999 at column 169) for what reasons the...
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...