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Community Care Market News (News) December 1999Scope has relaunched its cerebral palsy helpline with a new telephone number. The service offers free and confidential...
Carers Bill to be introduced
Community Care Market News (News) December 1999Carers will be able to receive services in their own right, under proposed new legislation unveiled recently. Tom...
Home help troubles continue in Derbyshire
An ongoing dispute between Derbyshire county council and its home helps is yet to be resolved, following industrial action which began in October 1999...
Tameside to reward staff
Community Care Market News (News) December 1999Tameside Care Group, operator of the first group of local authority homes to be externalised, is close to...
Home care funding inadequate
Community Care Market News (News) December 1999Local authorities are paying unrealistic rates and making unreasonable demands on independent home care operators, according to Graham...
Enfield outsources domiciliary care services
The London borough of Enfield has invited tenders for the provision of home care for older people and people with physical disabilities.The new contracts...
Social services standards
The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 23 November at column 92W) what plans he has to reduce inconsistency in the standards...
TOPSS concern over care NVQs
Community Care Market News (News) December 1999TOPSS, the National Training Organisation for social care, has expressed concern over the quality of care NVQs following...
Decision on long term care funding postponed
Community Care Market News (News) December 1999The government has announced that it will delay making any decision on the funding of long term care...
West Sussex delays decision on residential homes
No recommendations will be made to the January meeting of West Sussex county council's social services committee regarding the future of residential homes in...
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