St Helens confirms closure plans

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St Helens Council has confirmed that it is planning to redevelop three of its care homes as extra care facilities.Larchfield, Heyescroft and Ashtons Green...

Coverage Care Shropshire contract

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Coverage Care Shropshire Ltd has won what it claims to be the first voluntary sector domiciliary care contract of its kind in the county.The...

Audit Commission slams Liverpool and Lincolnshire Supporting People

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The Audit Commission has criticised Liverpool City Council and Lincolnshire County Council for providing 'poor' Supporting People programmes, and has warned that both services...

Croydon £30m PFI plan: more details

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Croydon Council has received final approval for a £30m PFI scheme to re-develop residential care provision for the area's elderly.The backing from the Treasury...

CSCI names first head of complaints

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The Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) has appointed Steve Carney as its first head of complaints and service improvement. Carney will head up...

Gloucestershire consultation

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Gloucestershire County Council is to review care home provision in the region, following speculation that care homes run by Coverage Care Gloucestershire Ltd have...

Charity warns against cuts in Supporting People funding

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The government's Supporting People programme is doing much to promote independence among people with mental health problems - but cuts in the funding of...

Hampshire programme progresses

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Hampshire County Council has submitted a planning application for a tenth purpose-built care home as it continues with its controversial Extra Nursing Homes and...

Havering still up for discussion

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The London Borough of Havering has responded to claims that it has dropped plans to involve the independent sector in its reprovision of services...

Hartlepool social services director

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Hartlepool Council's director of social services Sallyanne Johnson is leaving to take up a new post with Nottingham City Council. Johnson, who has been...
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