Shortage of beds for autism care
Community Care Market News (News) July 1998A report published this month by The Disabilities Trust has highlighted serious deficiencies in the level of care...
Quality of care causes concern
Community Care Market News (News) July 1998Research published by Mencap investigating access to health services by people with learning disabilities concludes that the NHS...
BUPA launches new long term care products
Community Care Market News (News) July 1998BUPA has launched two new long term care insurance products, in conjunction with a specialist long term care...
£1m to support Welsh primary care
Community Care Market News (News) July 1998Welsh health minister Win Griffiths has announced details of the allocation of £1m which will be devoted to...
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...