CHOICE non-executive director

CHOICE (Community Homes of Intensive Care and Education) has appointed David Howard as non-executive chairman. Most recently Howard was a non-executive director of Care...

Hospital discharge and readmission

Paul Burstow asked the Secretary of State for Health (9 January 2003: Column 329W) how many delayed hospital discharges there were associated with delays...

Nurses pay deal could spell disaster for care homes, warns IHA

Community Care Market News (News) December 2002A massive pay deal for nurses, announced by the government in November, could have major repercussions for independent...

Joint Reviews

BrentBrent social services is serving some people well and has promising prospects for improvement, according to a report published by the Audit Commission and...

CRB checks

Paul Burstow asked the Secretary of State for Health(7 November 2002: Column 527W) what steps he is putting in place to ensure the protection...

Milburn pledges £100m to help councils cover costs of new charging system

Community Care Market News (News) December 2002The government has promised to transfer £100m a year from the NHS to social services to help councils...

Bury supported living scheme opens

Bury Metropolitan Borough Council has opened a supported living scheme for older Jewish people at Moorview House at Heathlands Village in Prestwich. Forty-two units...

NHP preliminary 2002 results

Quoted landlord and operator NHP has reported its preliminary results for the year ended 30 September 2002 showing a 63.3% increase in pre-tax profits...

5.6% increase is PSS funding for 2003/04

Community Care Market News (News) December 2002The local government finance settlement has provided an indicative £13, 072m in revenue and capital resources for personal...

Care UK plc improves performance in 2002

Care UK has reported preliminary results for the year ended 30 September 2002, in line with market expectations, showing a significant improvement in profits...