New care centre – New Deal

Community Care Market News (News) April 1998BetterCare Ltd, operators of Uplands Care Centre in Streatham which opened in January 1998, has signed up to...

Health Action Zones named

Community Care Market News (News) April 1998Eleven areas of England - including inner cities and rural areas have been selected as the first Health...

Increased regulatory fee levels to be introduced

Community Care Market News (News) April 1998Under Secretary of State for Health Paul Boateng has confirmed that the revised regulatory fees for nursing and...

Carlton Care Group acquisition

Community Care Market News (News) April 1998The Carlton Care Group has announced the acquisition of Grange Hill residential home in Halesowen. The home currently...

Concern over rationing of chiropody services

Community Care Market News (News) April 1998Age Concern has published a report expressing concern at the extent to which chiropody services are being rationed...

Southern Cross developments

Community Care Market News (News) April 1998Castleoak Construction has been selected by Southern Cross to construct two care homes in a contract worth £4m....

Call for new approach to old age

Community Care Market News (News) April 1998A new report published by the Centre for Policy on Ageing, entitled The Social Policy of Old Age:...

New white canes introduced by RNIB

Community Care Market News (News) April 1998A new range of canes for blind and partially sighted people has been designed by the Royal National...

Green paper sets out principles of welfare reform

Community Care Market News (News) April 1998The government has published the long-awaited Green Paper on welfare reform drawn up by minister for welfare reform...

UKCC guidelines for mental health and learning disabilities

Community Care Market News (News) April 1998The United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting (UKCC) has launched a new set of...