Newcastle fee rates agreed

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Newcastle upon Tyne City Council has agreed fee rates for 2004/05. Homes for older people will receive a baseline single room rate of £328...

NHP reports fall in securitised portfolio operating profits

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NHP plc, the main industry provider of sale and leaseback finance which now incorporates a trading arm Highfield Care, has reported its quarterly performance...

Rutland seeks home care providers

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Rutland County Council is looking to purchase approximately 400 hours a week of home care from external service providers to supplement its in-house provision.The...

Sprinklers systems to be made mandatory in new Scottish care homes

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Community Care Market News (News) April 2004Sprinklers are to be installed in new and newly converted residential care buildings and sheltered housing in Scotland...

Welsh government relaxes rules for smaller homes

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Community Care Market News (News) April 2004The Welsh government is to relax the minimum standards for its 60 smaller care homes, defined as those...

Survey highlights older people’s loneliness

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Community Care Market News (News) April 2004A new report by the Women's Royal Voluntary Service (WRVS) has called for private, public and not-for-profit service...

Surrey Oaklands NHS Trust to develop reprovisioning scheme.

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Community Care Market News (News) April 2004Surrey Oaklands NHS Trust is working on a strategy to transfer its care provision for 500 adults with...

Budget ends confusion over care payment plans

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Community Care Market News (News) April 2004 Immediate Need Care Fee Payment Plans are to be given formal tax exempt status following the 2004...

Carer policies could win votes

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Community Care Market News (News) April 2004The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) has warned the government not to ignore the views of parents and carers...

Office of Fair Trading examines care sector

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Community Care Market News (News) April 2004The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has launched an investigation into the care home sector following a super...
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