Home care statistics

Community Care Market News (News) April 2001National Statistics on home care services purchased or provided by local authorities in England, for a survey week...

Scottish centre for learning disabilities

Community Care Market News (News) April 2001A consortium of 13 organisations led by ENABLE has been awarded £1.5m to establish a centre for learning...

Income Support rates increased

Community Care Market News (News) April 2001The Department of Social Security (DSS) has announced a further increase in the rate of Income Support paid...

NCSC members announced

Community Care Market News (News) April 2001Health Minister John Hutton has announced the membership of the National Care Standards Commission (NCSC). The NCSC will...

National Service Framework for older people published

Community Care Market News (News) April 2001The government has published its long-awaited National Service Framework for Older People (NSF) setting out protocols for the...

Care trusts paper published

Community Care Market News (News) April 2001Local government representatives have welcomed amendments to the Health and Social Care Bill which allay some of their...

NHS looks to transfer service

Community Care Market News (News) March 2001Acer Care Services, a social care provider owned by Wiltshire and Swindon Health Care NHS Trust, has invited...

Merton on special measures

Health Minister John Hutton has placed the London Borough of Merton on special measures, following a Social Services Inspectorate (SSI) inspection report which revealed...

WRVS trustee

WRVS has appointed Jennifer Bernard to its board of trustees. Bernard is currently chief executive of the Central Council for Education and Training in...

Housing associations form joint structure

Community Care Market News (News) March 2001New Era Housing Association and West Berkshire Housing Consortium have announced a joint group structure which comes into...