FSA to police long-term care insurance

Community Care Market News (News) November 2001The Treasury Department has announced plans to regulate long-term care insurance (LTCI) for the first time. Following a...

Isle of Wight care homes dispute

Care home owners on the Isle of Wight have carried out their threat to bill the local authority at the full commercial rate after...

Rutland

Rutland county council needs to develop more coherent strategies for its social services in order to deliver and sustain future improvements in services, according...

OU course to focus on social care

Community Care Market News (News) November 2001The care and support of vulnerable people will be the focus of a new course offered by the...

New standards for domiciliary care

Community Care Market News (News) November 2001The Department of Health has published draft guidance on the National Minimum Standards for domiciliary care. From July...

Care UK director and chief executive

Care UK has appointed Mike Parish as director and chief executive. Richard Clough, the current chief executive will continue with the company as executive...

Stockton-on-Tees

Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council is modernising its services for older people, and in partnership with the NHS and other agencies, is looking to reorganise existing...

Reform bill will decentralise NHS

Community Care Market News (News) November 2001The government published the NHS Reform and Health Care Professions Bill, this month. Designed to decentralise the health...

Cash for Wales

Community Care Market News (News) November 2001An extra £8m has been provided for the NHS, social services and home care sector in Wales, Assembly...

New homecare provider

Carole Ward of Colne Homecare has joined forces with Mike Rogers of Careforce to form a limited liability partnership. The new 50:50 partnership known...