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Judicial review against Wiltshire rejected
A judicial review against Wiltshire county council was rejected by the High Court this month, after the judge praised the 'sympathetic and humane' way...
London councils contracting out home care services
The London boroughs of Brent, Enfield and Southwark have this month confirmed plans to reduce the amount of home care provided in-house by putting...
Best Value takes emphasis away from physical care standards
Physical standards in care homes are less important to residents than the availability of social activities, according to an interim report on the implementation...
Councils in partnership talks with BUPA
Staffordshire and Powys councils are considering partnerships with BUPA Care Services to manage their residential homes.Staffordshire has selected BUPA as the preferred provider to...
Southern Cross and Union Healthcare expand
Southern Cross has this month added a further 600 beds to its portfolio of homes, taking the total number of homes and beds under...
Ealing to revise services
The social services committee at the London borough of Ealing has approved plans to develop support services for people with learning disabilities.The council will...
Big variations in performance of London councils
A report published by the Audit Commission concludes that London boroughs made improvements to local services over 1997/98, but the performance of individual councils...
Gateshead seeks residential homes partnership
Gateshead social services is seeking partners to improve facilities in all of its 11 residential homes to bring them up to registration standards.The council...
Stockport response satisfactory
The Local Government Ombudsman has concluded that Stockport metropolitan borough council responded satisfactorily following a complaint regarding the loss of Attendance Allowance for a...
SSI reports on commissioning services
The Social Services Inspectorate (SSI) has this month published further reports from its series of assessments of local authorities' commissioning arrangements for community care...
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