Devon

Devon County Council is inviting tenders for the provision of domiciliary care in East Devon. The council intends to let 169,000 hours per year...

Care Home Standards

The Secretary of State for Health was asked (23 Oct 2001: Column: 145W) what guidance the government will provide on assessing the physical and...

Receivers appointed at Parklands

Care home operator, Parklands, has gone into receivership just 18 months after Ron Macnamara was brought in to turn around the ailing company.The group,...

Solihull consults over care home closure

Solihull social services has released a consultation document detailing possible outcomes for its 38-bed Lyndon Croft care home. Initial plans to rebuild the home...

Appointment to Care UK board

Care UK plc, the specialist care outsourcing company, has appointed Graham Lomer as its executive director. Lomer has been managing director of Care UK...

Southern Cross set to make an offer for Trinity Care

Southern Cross Healthcare Ltd is poised to make a cash offer for Trinity Care Plc after taking an option to buy 16.49% of the...

New chief executive for Directory of Social Change

Debra Allcock Tyler is to take up the position of chief executive of the Directory of Social Change (DSC). She comes to the position...

Kent

Thanks to 'forward-thinking' strategies, Kent is serving most people well and has promising prospects of improvement, according to a report published by the Audit...

Doncaster

Doncaster Social Services has made considerable progress over the last 18 months, according to a report published by the Audit Commission and Social Services...

New head of integrated community care for Highland

The Highland Council and the NHS Highland Board have appointed Fiona White as head of integrated community care for the Highlands. White has extensive...