Barchester Healthcare continues with rebrand

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Following the £525m acquisition deal of Westminster Health Care's portfolio last October (CCMN November 2004) by Barchester Healthcare, the company has re-branded its Inverness...

Minimum standards not up to scratch

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The case for an overhaul of national minimum standards and the inspection process for care homes was boosted last month following the publication of...

Leicester brings homes up to RNIB standards

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Four sheltered housing schemes operated by Leicester city council have been declared Visibly Better by the Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB) after...

Solihull provider prosecuted

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The Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) has successfully prosecuted the owner of a domestic services agency after it learned that it was providing...

Saudi Arabia to learn from UK models

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A delegation of healthcare experts from Saudi Arabia's Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital met with the English Community Care Association (ECCA) last month on a...

ENHANCE network marches on despite criticism

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Hampshire county council's controversial ENHANCE network of care homes has come in for renewed criticism from the sector some two years after CCMN first...

New CEO for government care improvement programme

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The Department of Health (DH) has appointed Richard Humphries as the chief executive of its Care Services Improvement Partnership (CSIP) following his role as...

Wales announces 10-year health plan

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Community Care Market News (News) June 2005The Welsh Health Minister has promised to bring health services up to world class standards with the launch...

New developments, openings and closures

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A joint scheme between the Development Trust and Wiltshire county council will see the construction and operation of a new £1.5m, 10-bed respite centre...

Careforce announces first interims

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Careforce Group plc, the domiciliary care provider that listed on the AIM market in November 2004, has announced its maiden interim results for the...
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