Survey of prevention strategies

Community Care Market News (News) July 1998The Preventive Task Force, whose members include Anchor Trust, Audit Commission, the Association of Directors of Social Services...

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...

Care home staff receive no pay increase

Community Care Market News (News) July 1998A survey of the independent care sector conducted by Pay and Workforce Research (PWR) has found that 18%...

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...

£3 billion earmarked for social services

Community Care Market News (News) July 1998Personal social services in England will receive £3 billion additional revenue over the next three years. The government's...

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...