Majority think personal and nursing care should be free

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Community Care Market News (News) November 2001Over 80% of people who responded to a recent survey believe that nursing and personal care should be...

Changes disrupt PCO progress

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Community Care Market News (News) November 2001The development of services for older people by Primary Care Organisations (PCOs) is being hampered by their transition...

Four Seasons regional manager

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Maxine Thomson has been appointed as a second regional manager for Four Seasons Health Care's Scottish region. Thomson comes from an operational background in...

Preserved Rights (Residential Homes)

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The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions was asked (15 Oct 2001: Column: 834W) how many residents in care homes are covered by...

Private companies could be asked to turn round failing social services

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Community Care Market News (News) November 2001Independent and voluntary organisations could be called in to transform poorly performing social services under a new star...

Best Value comes under review

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Community Care Market News (News) November 2001Detailed terms of reference for the three month review of Best Value announced by Secretary of State for...

Wandsworth home care services

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Battersea and Wandsworth TUC (BWTUC) has called for a full external inquiry into the running of Wandsworth Borough Council's home care services due to...

Neath Port Talbot

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Neath Port Talbot Borough Council is making steady progress but needs to complete joint plans and make sure that changes are delivered on the...

Barking and Dagenham

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Two of the five new housing with care schemes planned for Barking and Dagenham have been announced. The former residential home Pegram House, which...

Social services improve against performance indicators

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Community Care Market News (News) November 2001Social Services departments across England improved against the performance indicators contained in the Performance Assessment Framework (PAF) for...
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