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...

Self funders discouraged from seeking impartial advice

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Community Care Market News (News) May 2002Self funding care home residents in England and Wales are unlikely to receive fair treatment at the hands...

First four care trusts launched

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Community Care Market News (News) May 2002The first four care trusts have now been set up in Bradford, Northumberland, Manchester, and Camden and Islington...

Underfunding could undermine reform

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Community Care Market News (News) May 2002Underfunding of long term care will continue to thwart the government's attempts to create fairer and better care...

Business as usual for NCSC

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Community Care Market News (News) May 2002The government has announced plans to create a new single inspectorate for social services comprising the Social Services...

Cost of National Insurance hike could be less than expected

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Community Care Market News (News) May 2002The cost of the employers' National Insurance hike to care home owners catering for older people could be...

Human rights challenge rejected

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Community Care Market News (News) May 2002Residents of Le Court nursing home in Hampshire have lost their long-running battle to prevent the home's closure....

Stronger partnerships needed in intermediate care provision

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Community Care Market News (News) May 2002Intermediate care services need to be based on stronger partnership working in order to be effective, says a...

Age related spending could be affordable

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Community Care Market News (News) May 2002The costs associated with providing public services for an ageing population could be less than previously anticipated, according...

Latest incapacity benefit statistics

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Community Care Market News (News) May 2002Latest figures on the number of UK residents receiving incapacity benefit show a slight increase of 1.4% on...
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