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Hampshire social services faces funding pressure
Hampshire County Council's executive member for social care, Councillor Felicity Hindson, has renewed calls for more adequate government funding as social services struggles to...
Wandsworth sells residential care units to housing trust
Wandsworth Council's executive has agreed to sell two of its residential care premises to Richmond Churches Housing Trust (RCHT) to enable the development of...
Smith announces appointment of bed blocking ‘tsar’
Community Care Market News (News) December 2001The Department of Health has announced the long-awaited appointment of its bed-blocking 'tsar'. Chief executive of Herefordshire Health...
Age Concern appoints chairman
James Wright has agreed to become chairman of Age Concern England and will take over from Dr June Crown CBE in June 2002. Wright...
Innovative solutions for long-term care
Zurich Care Solutions, the new subsidiary of Zurich Financial Services, has begun selling long-term care insurance through a specialist team of advisors, all with...
Scotland announces national standards for care homes
Community Care Market News (News) December 2001The Scottish Executive has announced details of its national standards for care homes for older people. Many of...
Authorities lobby for better funding
Local authorities across the South West have mounted a joint lobby campaign to highlight the funding crisis in social services in the region. The...
PSS funding to increase 6.2% in 2002/03
Community Care Market News (News) December 2001The local government finance settlement has provided £11,210m for personal social services (PSS) in England in 2002/03. Details...
Record margins at M&S
McCarthy and Stone, the retirement housing developer, has reported revenues of £165m (£147m) and profit before tax of £60.5m (£53.5m) for the year to...
Minister criticised for care home comments
Community Care Market News (News) December 2001Jacqui Smith's remarks on the decline of care homes in England have drawn widespread criticism from representatives of...
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