Smith urges NCSC to avoid unnecessary closures

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Community Care Market News (News) March 2002The National Care Standards Commission (NCSC) will be given a considerable degree of flexibility when it begins applying...

Cambridgeshire increases charges

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Cambridgeshire County Council has agreed an increase in charges for some of its social services.A new charging policy, approved at a recent cabinet meeting,...

Recruitment specialist heads up Reed Social Care

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Recruitment specialist Reed Health Group has appointed Lesley Healey as director for Reed Social Care Personnel, the recruitment agency for social care staff.Healey will...

Care home owners deny withholding ‘free’ nursing payments

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Community Care Market News (News) March 2002The Registered Nursing Home Association (RNHA) has accused the media of making scapegoats out of nursing home owners,...

Castleoak completes home in Merton

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Castleoak Construction has completed work on the first of three new care home projects in the London Borough of Merton. Link House, a 52-bed...

Regional conference examines future of social care

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Representatives from the care sector in the South West have called for a more positive approach from government to social care policy and has...

Mission Care set to open new care home in Bromley

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Community Care Market News (News) February 2002Mission Care has received planning permission to build a new care home for older and physically disabled people...

Local authority guidance issued

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Community Care Market News (News) February 2002The Department of Health (DoH) has issued local authorities with guidance for the implementation of fairer charging policies...

Harmony care homes returned to sale and leaseback companies

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Harmony Healthcare Group has returned two of its subsidiaries to sale and leaseback companies, NHP plc and WH Estates. Harmony Care Homes and Harmony...

Private care homes

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The Secretary of State for Health was asked (11 December 2001: Column: 729W) to make a statement on the state of the private care...
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