Suffolk agrees joint funding

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Suffolk County Council and Suffolk Health Authority have jointly agreed to spend an additional £500,000 to prevent delayed discharges over winter.The funding will be...

200,000 employed in home care

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Community Care Market News (News) November 2000The total number of people employed in domiciliary care in England is estimated to be 200,000, 65% of...

Performance indicators show shift to home care

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The Personal Social Services Performance Assessment Framework Indicators were published last month, providing information about the progress of local authority social services departments in...

‘Change agents’ to promote intermediate care

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Community Care Market News (News) November 2000The government has signed an agreement with the Independent Healthcare Association which aims to facilitate cooperation between the...

New statutory guidance on services for deafblind people

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Community Care Market News (News) November 2000Health Minister John Hutton has announced that more work will be undertaken to improve the services for deafblind...

CCETSW appointments

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The re-appointment of three members of CCETSW, until 30 September 2001, has been announced by Health Minister John Hutton. He also confirmed that the...

Government plans learning disability strategy

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Community Care Market News (News) November 2000Health Minister John Hutton has announced that a new National Learning Disability Strategy will be published as a...

Inspection condemns NHS provision

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Community Care Market News (News) November 2000The Commission for Health Improvement (CHI) has published a report on its first two investigations. One of the...

Long term Care

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The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 6 November 2000 at column 72W) which elements of the government's proposals for elderly care,...

Care assistant’s guide

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