Craegmoor Healthcare acquisition
Craegmoor Healthcare has acquired Alphabet Children's Services, based in the Isle of Thanet in Kent. Alphabet Children's Services currently provides care to 22 children...
Support scheme helps tenants
A scheme for people with enduring mental health problems based on permanent housing with low level practical support has proved successful in helping them...
Tamaris additional listing
Application was made to the London Stock Exchange this month for the admission of 3,050,000 ordinary shares of 10 pence each to the daily...
Barnet upgrades alarm system
Barnet council is upgrading its Lifeline alarm system to ensure the system is able to deal with the year 2000. The system currently provides...
Lancashire to close three homes
Lancashire county council's social services committee has passed a resolution to close three residential homes and to change the use of three others.* The 27-bed...
Audit Commission/SSI guidance issued
The Audit Commission and the Social Services Inspectorate (SSI) have issued guidance to social services managers which aims to help bring about improvements for...
Cornwall receives favourable report
The joint review of Cornwall social services carried out by the Audit Commission and the Social Services Inspectorate has concluded that users rate services...
Royal Commission on Long Term Care
Community Care Market News (News) October 1998The Royal Commission on long term care is currently drawing together all the evidence it has received thus...
Social services key statistics published
Community Care Market News (News) October 1998Key statistics on personal social services have been published this month by the Department of Health.This is the...
Rural councils call for larger slice of funding
Community Care Market News (News) October 1998A report compiled by the County Councils Network claims that the allocation of funding for personal social services...
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