Robinia strengthens operations

Robinia Care, which specialises in providing care for people with learning disabilities, has announced its intention to acquire a significant number of new facilities.In...

Careforce Staffing acquisition

Careforce Staffing Ltd has announced its acquisition of Care Quest, the Cambridgeshire based domiciliary care company. Care Quest, formerly owned by Mrs Primrose Taylor,...

South Gloucestershire

South Gloucestershire social services is serving some people well and has promising prospects for the future according to a joint review published by the...

Devon day care services consultation begins

Consultation has begun over proposals by Devon social services to re-shape its day services for adults with learning disabilities in the Honiton area.Prompted by...

Learning disability services tenders

Stockton-on-Tees Council's integrated learning disability service has invited expressions of interest for the provision of a number of services following a review, The Partnership...

Croydon tightens care home procedures

Croydon London Borough has put in place an action plan to respond to the findings of an independent inquiry into services at a private...

Surrey director of social services

Sue Fiennes is to become acting director of social services at Surrey County Council, replacing Brian Parrott. Fiennes will hold the post while the...

Big increase in prescriptions for the old

Community Care Market News (News) August 2001Older people in care homes are the 'victims of a chemical cosh', Liberal Democrat MP Paul Burstow claimed,...

Residents claim national standards should be interpreted flexibly

Community Care Market News (News) August 2001Three care home residents in Solihull are seeking judicial review of the council's decision to close down their...

The price of NCSC regulation

Community Care Market News (News) August 2001The Department of Health has published a consultation on the scale of fees to be paid by care...