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...

NCSC calls for more openness from care home providers

Community Care Market News (News) December 2003Care homes that withhold information about major incidents within their home could be in breach of the law,...

Sheffield rates

As CCMN went to press Sheffield City Council confirmed that it has agreed increases to its care home fee rates. Residential rates have been...

New chair for Scottish Care

Lord Sutherland of Houndwood, has been named the new chair for Scottish Care. In 1997 Lord Sutherland chaired the Royal Commission into the funding...

Somerset Care expansion

West country provider Somerset Care is set to expand its care home business from next year adding 300 beds to its current portfolio of...

Countryside agency research

Community Care Market News (News) December 2003The Countryside Agency has commissioned a major new study by the University of York to ask older people...