The Budget
Community Care Market News (News) December 1997An extra £97m for social services in 1998/99 was announced by Health Secretary Frank Dobson on 2 December,...
Primary Health Properties
Healthcare Market News (Company News) December 1997Primary Health Properties plc confirmed this month that the size of its portfolio of primary care property (owned...
ADSS survey on winter pressures
Community Care Market News (News) December 1997Decisions regarding the allocation of additional winter monies have involved a 'considerable' degree of cooperation between health authorities...
Specialist care home investment funds
It has been a very interesting month for the fast developing care home investment fund sector. For example, the quoted company, Nursing Home Properties...
Local authorities operating waiting lists
Community Care Market News (News) December 1997Research published by Help the Aged suggests large numbers of elderly people are waiting up to months for...
LA staff lose out on transfers
Local government workers are losing out when services are transferred to private contractors, according to the preliminary findings of a survey carried out by...
Eligibility criteria cause concern
Community Care Market News (News) December 1997A study undertaken by the Personal Social Services Unit (PSSRU) at the University of Manchester has found there...
News round-up
Mahesh Patel, formerly chief executive of Kingsclear Homes, which was sold some 12 months ago to Northern Rock is strongly rumoured to be teaming...
DoH advice wrong, say Age Concern
Community Care Market News (News) December 1997Department of Health (DoH) guidance to local authorities regarding recent legal judgments is inaccurate and misleading, according to...
Principal Healthcare Financing
Principal Healthcare, UK offshore associate of US Real Estated Investment Trust (REIT) Omega Healthcare Investors Inc, raised this month £150m in the Eurosterling market....