Care assistant’s guide

Community Care Market News (News) November 2000Age Concern has published a guide for care assistants working in nursing and residential care. The book aims...

Audit Commission/Social Services Inspectorate (SSI) joint reviews

Annual reportThe joint review team has published its annual report, entitled Promising Prospects, summarising findings of joint reviews undertaken during the year. Overall, the...

Respite Care

The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 6 November 2000 at Column: 68W) what assessment he has made of the availability of...

Older people cannot afford long term care

Community Care Market News (News) November 2000A King's Fund report published this month, Paying for Old Age, claims that the majority of people on...

Securitisation for Craegmoor

Barclays Capital has announced the launch of a £110.5m securitisation for Craegmoor Funding plc, a subsidiary of Craegmoor Group Limited, the sixth largest independent...

Nursing Home Beds (Gloucestershire)

The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 8 November 2000 at column 219W) to make a statement about the number of nursing...

Supporting People review

Community Care Market News (News) November 2000The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has published a review of the effects of the Supporting People programme, examining how...

NHP appoints new chief executive

Bill Colvin has been appointed chief executive of NHP plc. He was previously group finance director, but had been due to join Jarvis plc...

Care Needs

The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 8 November 2000 at column 219W) when he will conclude his consideration of models of...

Coalition expresses concern about standards

Community Care Market News (News) November 2000The Coalition for Quality in Care, a 50-strong group representing, inter alia, providers, regulators and older people's organisations,...