Care home fined for safety breach
Community Care Market News (News) July 1998Dover district council has successfully prosecuted Colerne Community (Kent) Ltd, the operator of a 12-bed home for people...
Alzheimer’s disease therapies may pay for themselves
Community Care Market News (News) July 1998The costs of new drug therapies which are used to treat patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) may be...
Two new national training organisations for health
Community Care Market News (News) July 1998The establishment of national training organisations for the healthcare sector and for personal social services will help to...
Praise for hospice care
Community Care Market News (News) July 1998The NHS must learn from the broad experience of the hospice movement to bring palliative care into the...
Boateng to review wheelchair services
Community Care Market News (News) July 1998A review of the £50m NHS wheelchair services initiative - to be carried out in close consultation with...
Budget survey shows pressure on services
Community Care Market News (News) July 1998The Association of Directors of Social Services (ADSS) and the Local Government Association (LGA) have published the results...
Working Time Regulations will push up costs
Community Care Market News (News) July 1998Home care organisations have expressed fears that the Working Time Regulations, due to be introduced in October of...
Councils ignoring legal ruling
Community Care Market News (News) July 1998Local authorities are defying the Sefton High Court ruling on payment of elderly clients' fees, according to charity...
NHP tenant goes down
Community Care Market News (News) July 1998In a little reported event this month, an operator called Eton Hall which had leased all its care...
Longcare abuse inquiry published
Community Care Market News (News) July 1998The independent inquiry set up on the orders of health minister Paul Boateng to investigate abuse in residential...