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Inspection of community care services for black and minority ethnic older people
Community Care Market News (News) March 1998Black and minority ethnic older people are liable to suffer significant disadvantage in gaining access to community care...
Star rating system to manage care home market
Brighton social services, working in partnership with the local branch of the National Care Homes Association (NCHA), is piloting a new accreditation system which...
Invalid care allowance
The Secretary of State for Social Security was asked (Hansard 21 January 1998 at column 566) if the Department of Social Security intends to...
New elderly care provision for health trust
Community Care Market News (News) March 1998Harrow and Hillingdon Healthcare NHS Trust has reached agreement with Sanctuary Care to lease 30 beds (in two...
Age Concern mediation service
Community Care Market News (News) March 1998Age Concern has extended its mediation service to cover older people and their landlords living in rented sheltered...
Croydon looks to control expansion of care home market
Croydon council has introduced new supplementary planning guidance in an attempt to control the number of new residential and nursing homes opening in the...
Failure for legal challenge on fee levels
A group of around 30 care homes have failed in a bid to legally challenge Coventry city council's decision to freeze the fees it...
Calls to Scope helpline increase
Community Care Market News (News) March 1998Scope's national cerebral palsy helpline has recorded a 73% rise in the number of telephone enquiries received over...
Social Services directors issue warning over cuts
Community Care Market News (News) March 1998Social services directors in the Thames and Anglia region have issued a warning that continued demand for social...
Drug and alcohol grants
Community Care Market News (News) March 1998The Department of Health (DoH) has issued a Local Authority Circular (LAC(98)6) which sets out the arrangements for...
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