Scotland delayed discharge figures fall

Community Care Market News (News) May 2004Cases of delayed discharge in Scotland continue to fall according to new figures from the Scottish Executive. The...

Unison calls for action over wage offer crisis

Community Care Market News (News) May 2004Residential care in Britain is heading for a crisis unless the local government employers increase the 7% pay...

Charges for residential accommodation published

Community Care Market News (News) May 2004The Department of Health has issued its annual circular, Charges for Residential Accommodation Guide (CRAG), The circular contains...

Ladyman softens criticism of care homes

Community Care Market News (News) May 2004In a speech to the spring seminar of the Association of Directors of Social Service (ADSS) health minister...

Rosepark fire to be recreated in a laboratory

Community Care Market News (News) May 2004The Scottish Executive has ordered the fire at Rosepark Care Home to be recreated in a laboratory in...

Care provider launches community style care development

Community Care Market News (News) May 2004CLS Care Group, the non-profit operator of former local authority homes, has launched a £6m building plan to...

Workers to spend more time looking after parents than children

Community Care Market News (News) May 2004Organising care for older parents will soon become a bigger work/life issue than arranging childcare, claims a new...

Care providers hit the rich list

Community Care Market News (News) May 2004Care home operators have featured once again in The Sunday Times Rich List - the newspaper's annual survey...

Barclays supports Leonard Cheshire training programme

Community Care Market News (News) May 2004Barclays has agreed to support a Leonard Cheshire volunteer training programme. The bank has donated £25,000 which will...

Practice Learning Taskforce extended

Community Care Market News (News) May 2004Health minister Dr Stephen Ladyman has announced the extension of social work training group the Practice Learning Taskforce....