Report calls for greater focus on prevention
Community Care Market News (News) August 1998The Continuing Care Conference (CCC) has produced a report calling for major awareness campaigns to draw attention to...
Regulations on working time directive published
Community Care Market News (News) August 1998Regulations which will implement the EC Working Time Directive have been published this month by newly appointed Secretary...
New guidelines on role of enrolled nurses
Community Care Market News (News) August 1998The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has published guidance which aims to clear up confusion over who can...
Local authorities take on home improvement agencies
Community Care Market News (News) August 1998The Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions has published a consultation document setting out proposals on...
Age Concern guide to combat overuse of drugs
Age Concern has this month published a guide to good practice regarding the use of anti-psychotic sedatives on patients with dementia in care homes....
Bolton director
Andy Robertson has been appointed director of social services for Bolton metropolitan borough. He was appointed acting director in October last year following the...
Care UK bid
Care UK plc formally announced early this month on the London Stock Exchange that it was in very early preliminary talks with a third...
Essex homes win quality accreditation
Essex county council is considering extending a quality assurance scheme to all its residential care homes following the successful completion of the accreditation system...
Gloucestershire looks to reduce delayed discharges
Gloucestershire county council's social services committee has expressed its continuing concern at the high number of people whose discharge from hospital is delayed because...
Shropshire seeks recovery of debt
Shropshire county council is threatening to take around 80 people with learning disabilities to court in an attempt to recover monies owned for attendance...
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