Leonard Cheshire receives award for excellence

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Community Care Market News (News) July 2003Disability support services provider, Leonard Cheshire won the Overall Award for Excellence in Charity Management at the recent...

Government tightens training grant criteria

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Community Care Market News (News) July 2003A new Department of Health (DoH) local authority circular has clarified its Social Services National Training Strategy Grant...

EROSH awarded charitable status

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Community Care Market News (News) July 2003EROSH, the national consortium for sheltered housing providers, has been awarded charitable status by the Charity Commission.The organisation...

Scottish care home residents denied attendance allowance

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Community Care Market News (News) July 2003The government has been accused of wrongly withdrawing attendance allowance from more than 7,000 care home residents in...

Deprived older people at risk of exclusion

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Community Care Market News (News) July 2003Seven out of 10 older people in deprived areas are vulnerable to or experience some form of social...

ADSS leads working group on pay

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Community Care Market News (News) July 2003Wage, recruitment and retention issues within the Welsh social care sector are set to be examined by the...

Concordat fails on strategic partnerships

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Community Care Market News (News) July 2003Public and independent bodies are continuing to work on a contract by contract basis and failing to develop...

NCSC criticises allegations

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Community Care Market News (News) July 2003The National Care Standards Commission (NCSC) has rejected recent criticisms of its inspectors in the West Midlands saying...

Welsh Assembly considers fair price tool

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Community Care Market News (News) July 2003Jane Hutt, Minister for Health and Social Services for the Welsh Assembly Government has announced at a June...

Health Development Agency supporting partnerships guide

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Community Care Market News (News) July 2003A new publication to help people involved in supporting partnership development has been produced by the Health Development...
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