Learning disability funding ‘wasted’

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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...

£100m social services bonus as Treasury looks to cap council tax

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The Department of Health has been ordered to set aside an additional £100m of funding to support older people's social services, under plans announced...

Private equity interest spreads to France

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Britain's private equity firms continued to make returns on long term care providers last month, with news that London-based EAC has sold France's sixth-biggest...

Innovative wage-fixing scheme could solve recruitment headache

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Local authorities should consider imposing a mandatory wage-fixing scheme in order to improve the recruitment and retention of domiciliary care staff, a conference of...
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