Southern Cross shelves flotation plans following MBO

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West Private Equity, part of West LB German Bank, has taken an 85% stake in Southern Cross Healthcare after funding a management buyout (MBO)...

West Sussex proposes care homes transfer

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West Sussex County Council has announced plans to transfer its care homes to the independent sector. The Council has also agreed to increase baseline...

Barclays Private Equity takes 40% stake in Caretech

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Barclays Private Equity has backed the secondary management buy-out (MBO) of learning disability specialist CareTech Community Services, with a total funding in excess of...

Increasing care home capacity will not solve delayed discharges conclude MPs

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Community Care Market News (News) August 2002Expanding capacity in the care home sector is not the answer to reducing delayed hospital discharges, MPs have...

Help the Aged transfers care homes

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Community Care Market News (News) August 2002Help the Aged has transferred all of its residential care facilities to Hanover Friends, a joint venture between...

Centre for Policy on Ageing considers merger

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Community Care Market News (News) August 2002Financial difficulties have forced the Centre for Policy on Ageing (CPA) to consider merging with older people's charity...

ESHRA now part of British Legion

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Community Care Market News (News) August 2002The ex-Service Homes Referral Agency (ESHRA) is being re-launched as part of the Royal British Legion. The move...

DoH failing to meet NSF targets

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Community Care Market News (News) August 2002A new report published by Age Concern/British Geriatrics Society (BGS) has warned that the government's National Service Framework...

Promoting user involvement

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Community Care Market News (News) August 2002The Parkinson's Disease Society, together with the Long Term Medical Conditions Alliance and the Neurological Alliance, has published...

Promoting Independence Grant guidance issued

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Community Care Market News (News) August 2002The Department of Health has issued guidance to local authorities on the Promoting Independence Grant 2002-2003. The Grant,...
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