Community care plans fail visually impaired
Community Care Market News (News) August 1998Local authorities often fail to consider visual impairment when formulating community care plans, according to a report published...
75% of charities rely on volunteers
Community Care Market News (News) August 1998Research undertaken by the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) has found that charities now provide jobs for...
Audit Commission consults on performance indicators for 1999/2000
Community Care Market News (News) August 1998The Audit Commission is seeking the views of local and central government on the development of its national...
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...
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...
Nestor makes acquisition
Nestor Healthcare Group plc announced this month that it has purchased 51% of Carewatch Care Services Ltd for a cash consideration of £284,000.Carewatch specialises...
NHP placing
NHP, the property investment group specialising in the purchase and leaseback of mainly purpose-built care home properties announced this month that it is undertaking...
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...
Overspend at Redbridge
Social services chiefs at the London borough of Redbridge are looking to address the problem of bed blocking in a local hospital which has...
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