Care home closures

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Barry Sheerman asked the Secretary of State for Health(4 November 2002: Column 118W) if he will make a statement on the closure of care...

Older people’s care

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Paul Burstow asked the Secretary of State for Health(4 November 2002: Column 128W) pursuant to his oral statement on 23 July on older people's...

Community care statistics disappointing for DoH

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Community Care Market News (News) November 2002New figures published by the Department of Health show that the number of older and younger physically disabled...

Croydon partnership to focus on hospital discharges

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Croydon Social Services and Croydon PCT are working on a joint venture to set up a new Community Adult Rehabilitation Team (CART). The expanded...

Cardiff provokes ‘serious concerns’

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Social services in Cardiff are not serving people well and have poor prospects for improvement according to a report published by the Audit Commission,...

Good practice on hospital discharge

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Community Care Market News (News) November 2002Health and local authorities have been urged to provide older people with alternatives to residential care in a...

Dorset seeks government help to cope with its increasingly aged population

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Dorset now has the highest proportion of retired people of any shire county in the country with over a quarter of residents now over...

Priory acquires specialist schools for £5.5m

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Specialist mental healthcare provider Priory has secured its first acquisition since its management buyout (MBO) earlier this year. The company, which prior to the...

Scottish Executive initiatives on delayed discharges

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Community Care Market News (News) November 2002The Scottish Executive has launched two initiatives to tackle delayed hospital discharges.The first, the Learning Network, will provide...

West London trials technology for people with dementia

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Ealing and Hammersmith & Fulham Councils are participating in a study to test new monitoring technology for people with dementia. The study, led by...
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