Increase in social services complaints to local government ombudsman

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Community Care Market News (News) July 2003New figures from the local government ombudsman have shown an increase in complaints received about social services. Numbers...

Corich Community Care backs learning disability centre

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Community Care Market News (News) July 2003Corich Community Care is to build a residential care centre for up to nine adults with severe learning...

Winners and losers in fee rate negotiations

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Community Care Market News (News) July 2003Community Care Market News' annual survey of baseline fee rates paid by local authorities for nursing and residential...

Ladyman announces funding for extra care housing

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Community Care Market News (News) July 2003Health minister Stephen Ladyman has announced a cash injection totalling £87m by 2006 for the development of extra...

New data on care workforce released

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Community Care Market News (News) July 2003A new study by the Thomas Coram Research Unit (TCRU), Institute of Education, University of London has found...

Record number of healthcare complaints

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Community Care Market News (News) July 2003A record increase in healthcare complaints has been driven by dissatisfaction with NHS funding of continuing care for...

NCSC warns domiciliary care agencies to register now

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Community Care Market News (News) July 2003The National Care Standards Commission (NCSC) has issued an urgent reminder to domiciliary care agencies in England to...

New guidance on nursing home drugs

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Community Care Market News (News) July 2003The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain has revised and updated guidance for the administration and control of...

NHS staff and patient roles must change

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Community Care Market News (News) July 2003Fundamental changes must be made to the roles of health and social care staff and their patients in...

New round of Beacon Council Scheme launched

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Community Care Market News (News) July 2003Round five of the Beacon Council Scheme has been announced by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister...
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