Community care law guide

Community Care Market News (News) November 2000Legal Action Group has published the second edition of Community Care and the Law, by Luke Clements. The...

Essex consults on disability strategy

Essex social services has invited comment on its proposed Equal Lives strategy for disabled people's services. The Equal Lives strategy is based on eight...

Co-operative society takes on care homes

Community Care Market News (News) November 2000West Midlands Co-operative Society has acquired two care homes in Dudley, with a total of 145 beds. The...

BUPA changes

Graham Smith, managing director of BUPA Care Services, is to leave the company at the end of this year to pursue a number of...

Inspections recoup 50% of costs in fees

Community Care Market News (News) November 2000Statistics on the registration and inspection (R&I) activity of local authority and health authority inspection units, including joint...

Lambeth considers its options

London Borough of Lambeth is considering a range of options aimed at modernising services for older people. The council currently runs three homes which...

NCSC begins recruitment

Community Care Market News (News) November 2000The National Care Standards Commission (NCSC) has issued advertisements inviting applications for a chair, chief executive and board...

Scottish community care minister

Malcolm Chisholm has been appointed to the post of deputy minister for health and community care. Chisholm replaces Iain Gray who has moved to...

Services to aid independent living too fragmented

Community Care Market News (News) November 2000A Social Services Inspectorate (SSI) report - New Directions for Independent Living - has found that the possibility...

McCarthy & Stone preliminary figures

Retirement property developer McCarthy & Stone has announced preliminary results for the year ended 31 August 2000. Turnover increased to £147m (£123m) and profit...