Bury Council senior appointment

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Bury Metropolitan Borough Council has announced the appointment of Eleni Ioannides as director of itsnewly formed social services, health and housing department.Ioannides is expected...

Domiciliary care

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The Secretary of State for Health was asked (20 March 2002: Column: 442W) how many people are receiving domiciliary care.Jacqui Smith: An estimated 1.3m...

Operators reject Newcastle fee offer

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Care home operators in Newcastle have rejected the City Council's latest fee offer of £273-279 for residential places and £358-£365 for nursing home places....

National Minimum Standards

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The Secretary of State for Health was asked (20 March 2002: Column: 443W) what estimate he has made and received of the cost of...

Carmarthenshire considers transfer

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Carmarthenshire County Council is considering the transfer of 14 of its residential homes to the independent sector following the introduction of National Minimum Standards...

Nursing home residents

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The Secretary of State for Health was asked (21 March 2002: Column: 530W) how his figure for self-financing residents of nursing homes in England...

Local authorities face charges for delayed discharges

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Community Care Market News (News) May 2002Local authorities are to be penalised for not meeting set targets on delayed hospital discharges. Measures to charge...

DoH issues guidance on abolition of preserved rights

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Community Care Market News (News) May 2002The Department of Health (DoH) has issued guidance (LAC(2002)7) relating to recent changes in preserved rights legislation. From...

Guidance on care charges published

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Community Care Market News (News) May 2002The Department of Health (DoH) has issued local authorities with guidance (LAC(2002)11) covering recent changes to the charges...

Guide to direct payments launched

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Community Care Market News (News) May 2002Direct Payments Scotland has published a guide for social services departments on their new duties with regard to...
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