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Kensington & Chelsea extra care
Kensington and Chelsea Council has said that work has begun on a £7m joint extra care housing development in partnership with social housing developer...
Consolidation continues as Blackstone snaps up NHP
The care home sector looks set to see the latest in a line of big consolidation plays, following news that NHP plc, the main...
Corporate manslaughter bill could mean trouble ahead
A draft bill announced in the Queen's speech last month could have serious implications for care providers and local authorities who decide to close...
Learning disability funding ‘wasted’
Learning disability policies outlined in the Valuing People White Paper are being ignored by care commissioners, a government-funded think tank has found.Less than 1%...
CSCI appointments
The Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) has announced three new appointments. Francis Hasler, currently chief executive of the National Centre for Independent Living,...
Wales begins care worker registration
An order requiring the Care Council for Wales to maintain a register of social care workers in Wales came into force last month. The...
Hanover extra care schemes
Leicester Council is hoping to attract £4m in funding from the government to develop an extra care complex with Hanover Housing Association. The development...
Local government call to raise profile of social care
The Department of Health (DH) must put social care on a par with the NHS, local government representatives have said.In a report published jointly...
Domiciliary care
Anne Campbell asked the Secretary of State for Health (10 November 2004: Column 708W) if he will make a statement on recruitment and retention...
CSCI star ratings reveal ‘genuine improvement’ in local authorities
Local authorities received cautious praise from the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) last month, when the government inspectorate published England's annual council star...
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