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...
Royal Commission given one year to report
Community Care Market News (News) December 1997The government has announced the setting up of the long-awaited Royal Commission to investigate options for funding long...
Residential accommodation statistics
Community Care Market News (News) December 1997The Department of Health has published a statistical bulletin containing figures on residential accommodation for adults in England....
RNHA questions hotel scheme
Community Care Market News (News) December 1997The Registered Nursing Home Association (RNHA) has called into question the safety of a scheme whereby a charity...
Grants failure reduces independence
Community Care Market News (News) December 1997Older and disabled people can wait up to two years for essential adaptations and equipment because the disabled...