Care Standards Tribunal decision

Community Care Market News (News) December 2003A care home worker who had her application for a management post turned down has lost her appeal...

Buckinghamshire settlements

50 people with learning disabilities who claimed they suffered abuse at two care homes in the county are to receive more than £1m in...

Havering care services tenders

Havering is to invite tenders for a new provider of residential and day care services currently managed by the council. This was decided following...

Paragon Healthcare Group advances

The trading arm of Milbury, the provider of care services to people with a learning disability, seems to carry on as normal but the...

Long-stay hospital closures

Community Care Market News (News) December 2003Campaigners have criticised the government for not doing enough to close the remaining long stay hospitals for people...

Council star ratings improvement

Community Care Market News (News) December 2003Recent Department of Health (DoH) performance ratings have shown 90 out of 150 social services departments in England...

DoH director of care services

Anthony Sheehan has been appointed director of care services within the Department of Health (DoH). He was previously chief executive of the National Institute...

Scottish Mental Health Act

Implementation dates for the provisions of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 have been confirmed by the Scottish Executive. New funding...

New homes for Rotherham

Up to three brand new residential homes are to be built in Rotherham, following a major consultation exercise with local people. Rotherham Council has...

Ministers discuss bed capacity

Community Care Market News (News) December 2003Problems with care home bed capacity have been discussed in parliament with ministers calling for action to be...