Cash windfall for Jewish Care

Jewish Care has received a cash boost totalling more than £230,000 from social care body Topss England and the Department of Health (DH). Two...

Birmingham struggling to place children in care

Social services in Birmingham are being forced to send children to children's homes 150 miles away because local facilities are being chronically overstretched.It is...

Massive council payouts unlikely as test case progresses

Community Care Market News (News) August 2004In a legal challenge which could have major implications for the long term care sector, a former Yorkshire...

Ombudsman slams NHS mischarging

Community Care Market News (News) August 2004Health authorities have been strongly criticised for delays in compensating thousands of elderly people wrongly charged for continuing...

MPs call for better palliative care

Community Care Market News (News) August 2004Many terminally ill patients are being denied their wish to die at home, a report by MPs has...

CSCI bemoans ‘disappointing’ direct payments uptake

Community Care Market News (News) August 2004Thousands of people in England are being denied 'direct payments' to cover their care needs, the Commission for...

Audit Scotland issues emergency admissions warning

Community Care Market News (News) August 2004The Scottish Executive's target for cutting delayed discharges from hospital has been met, according to the latest report...

Round up of selected new developments, openings and closures

Community Care Market News (News) August 2004Bank of Scotland has provided a £1.1m funding package to private owners to develop a purpose-built home in...

Change of image for St Andrew’s

Community Care Market News (News) August 2004St Andrew's Group of Hospitals, the not-for-profit psychiatric hospital provider, has revealed plans to adopt a more company-like...

America’s Sunrise steps up assault on high-end UK market

Community Care Market News (News) August 2004Sunrise Senior Living, the longest established and largest provider of senior living services in the US, has been...