Social Services directors issue warning over cuts
Community Care Market News (News) March 1998Social services directors in the Thames and Anglia region have issued a warning that continued demand for social...
Scottish councils criticised for late reporting
The Accounts Commission for Scotland has published its annual report for 1997 which criticises the failure of a number of councils in Scotland whose...
Drug and alcohol grants
Community Care Market News (News) March 1998The Department of Health (DoH) has issued a Local Authority Circular (LAC(98)6) which sets out the arrangements for...
Suffolk receives good report from review team
The Audit Commission/Social Services Inspectorate joint review of Suffolk social services has concluded that people in Suffolk are well served by their social services.The...
ADSS survey on winter pressures
Community Care Market News (News) December 1997Decisions regarding the allocation of additional winter monies have involved a 'considerable' degree of cooperation between health authorities...
Local authorities operating waiting lists
Community Care Market News (News) December 1997Research published by Help the Aged suggests large numbers of elderly people are waiting up to months for...
Eligibility criteria cause concern
Community Care Market News (News) December 1997A study undertaken by the Personal Social Services Unit (PSSRU) at the University of Manchester has found there...
DoH advice wrong, say Age Concern
Community Care Market News (News) December 1997Department of Health (DoH) guidance to local authorities regarding recent legal judgments is inaccurate and misleading, according to...
Financial pressures pose threat to local authority provision
Community Care Market News (News) December 1997The Local Government Information Unit (LGIU) has published a briefing paper expressing concern about the rate at which...
Key indicators of personal social services
Community Care Market News (News) December 1997An updated edition of the Key Indicators Graphical System has been issued which provides a means of viewing...
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