Hampshire benefits advice

Hampshire County Council will set up a number of Financial Assessments and Benefits (FAB) teams to help its clients access benefits they are entitled...

Care charges

The Secretary of State for Health was asked (21 May 2002: Column: 312W) if he will make a statement on local authorities and other...

General social care board members

Health Minister, Jacqui Smith, has announced the appointment of two new members of the General Social Care Council (GSCC), the body responsible for practice...

Care home placements

The Secretary of State for Health was asked (25 April 2002: Column: 457W) what steps he is taking to ensure the availability of sufficient...

Ashley Homes

Martyn Yeats has been appointed strategic director of registered care at Ashley Homes, the care and support services division of the Shaftesbury Housing Group....

Residential/nursing home beds

The Secretary of State for Health was asked (29 April 2002: Column: 632W) what the average occupancy rates are for residential home beds and...

Older homeless people in Nottingham

Community Care Market News (News) June 2002Nottingham needs to offer more preventive and long term services for older people who live in rented accommodation...

Looked after children

Community Care Market News (News) June 2002National Statistics providing detailed figures on the number of children looked after by local authorities in England were...

More older people experiencing care rationing

Community Care Market News (News) June 2002Older people are facing increasing rationing of key services due to ten years of chronic underfunding in community...

Provider pressure forces up fee rates

Community Care Market News (News) June 2002Pressure from providers of nursing and residential care has forced many local authorities to make unprecedented increases to...