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Green Paper offers new vision, but no new funding
An increase in direct payment uptake, a system of individual budgets managed by care brokers and an explicit dismissal of free personal care are...
Providers will ‘struggle in 25 years’ if they do not embrace extra care, warns...
Care providers need to 'move into the real world' and make extra care the dominant form of provision over the course of a generation,...
9,600 care home places for older people lost in year to April 2004 (06/09/04)
UK care capacity in residential settings for elderly and physically disabled client groups shrank by some 9,600 places in the year to April 2004...
Ombudsman investigations
Community Care Market News (News) February 2004Health service ombudsman Ann Abraham has published a selection of her latest investigations into complaints against the NHS....
Joint Reviews
BrentBrent social services is serving some people well and has promising prospects for improvement, according to a report published by the Audit Commission and...
Joint reviews
BuckinghamshireBuckinghamshire County Council social services is serving some people well but prospects for improvement are uncertain according to a report published by the Audit...
Joint Reviews
Brighton and HoveSome, but not all, people in Brighton and Hove are served well by social services and prospects for improvement are promising, according...
Joint reviews
Merthyr TydfilMerthyr Tydfil social services are serving some people well, but has uncertain prospects for improvement according to the report of the Audit Commission...
Joint Reviews
TorbayThe SSI/Audit Commission report concludes that people are generally well served by Torbay's social services department. Good quality services are provided by caring and...
Joint reviews
DerbyshireThe Audit Commission and Social Services Inspectorate concludes that although Derbyshire has promising prospects for the future, a number of people are not currently...
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