Reid calls for more partnership working

Community Care Market News (News) November 2003Secretary of State for Health John Reid has called for more partnership working in order to improve services...

Leicestershire transfers homes to private sector

Leicestershire County Council is to transfer four of its residential care homes for older people to two private companies following a tendering process.Holmes House...

National Care Forum launch

Community Care Market News (News) November 2003The National Care Forum (NCF) has called for the National Care Standards Commission (NCSC)to publish the data it...

Cost of continuing healthcare

Community Care Market News (News) November 2003New research published by the Liberal Democrats claims the NHS is facing claims of £557m as a result...

Portsmouth’s future is bright

Most people are served well by social services in Portsmouth and the prospects for improvements are excellent, according to a recent joint review by...

Social worker title protected by law

Community Care Market News (News) November 2003The Department of Health and the Department for Education and Skills have announced plans to protect the title...

New national social care post created

A new post of national director for social care is being created to strengthen the Department of Health's relationship with social care in local...

Derby people served well

Most people in Derby are well served by social services and the prospects of services improving in the future are promising, according to a...

Orders of St John Care Trust opens home

Community Care Market News (News) November 2003The Orders of St John Care Trust has opened a new care home for older people in Oxfordshire....

Leicestershire director to head ADSS

Andrew Cozens, the director of social care and health at Leicester City Council, has become the president of the Association of Directors of Social...