Unofficial strike ends in Glasgow
Community Care Market News (News) August 1998Glasgow social services was this month hit by an unofficial strike by around 1500 Unison members. The strike...
Age Concern calls for guidance on funeral payments
Community Care Market News (News) August 1998Age Concern is calling on the government to issue new guidance to local authorities regarding financial responsibility for...
Pay rates for carers vary
Community Care Market News (News) August 1998A survey conducted by Pay & Workforce Research (PWR) has found that rates of pay for care support...
Royal Commission submissions
Community Care Market News (News) August 1998Independent Healthcare AssociationThe Independent Healthcare Association (IHA) makes a number of key recommendations. These include:* use independent and state...
Guidance issued on winter pressures
Community Care Market News (News) August 1998Secretary of State for Health Frank Dobson has called on the NHS and social services to work together...
FSB backs Help the Aged campaign
Community Care Market News (News) August 1998The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has put its support behind calls on the government to force local...
Review of continence services
Community Care Market News (News) August 1998Health minister Paul Boateng has announced the setting up of a working party headed by the NHS Executive...
Guide to LTC for advisers
Community Care Market News (News) August 1998The Independent Financial Advisers Association (IFA) has launched a guide to long term care for independent financial advisersThe...
New charity established to promote care needs of older people
Community Care Market News (News) August 1998A new charity - InterRAI UK - has been established to promote the care assessment needs of older...
Housing benefit interim scheme extended
Community Care Market News (News) August 1998Interim measures protecting housing benefit paid to people in supported accommodation will be extended for a further year,...
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