Funding to pilot hospices as resource centres
Community Care Market News (News) October 1998The Scottish Office is to provide £240,000 for two pilot schemes to help improve care for people who...
RNIB launches access to eye care campaign
Community Care Market News (News) October 1998The Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB) has announced the launch of a new initiative to raise...
LAs to respond individually to Working Time Directive
Community Care Market News (News) October 1998A report prepared for the community care panel of the Local Government Association's (LGA) social affairs and health...
Care home organisations to merge
Community Care Market News (News) October 1998The Registered Nursing Home Association (RNHA) and the National Care Homes Association (NCHA) have this month announced plans...
Guide to contracts published
Community Care Market News (News) October 1998The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) has published a guide for charities which sets out the legal...
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...
Alcohol treatment centre opens
Community Care Market News (News) October 1998Atlas Healthcare Limited, a subsidiary of Tamaris plc, has opened a new alcohol abuse treatment centre in Sunderland.The...
Charity demands more funding for hospital aftercare schemes
Community Care Market News (News) October 1998Age Concern is calling for additional resources to be allocated to hospital aftercare schemes, claiming that such schemes...