Inspections recoup 50% of costs in fees

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

Waltham Forest to transfer sheltered housing

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Waltham Forest council is to transfer four sheltered housing schemes to London & Quadrant Housing Trust which will remodel and extend them.The council and...

Barking restructures home care

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A specialist home care service for frail and elderly people has been developed by Barking & Dagenham council. The service will seek to address...

RNHA highlights bed blocking problem

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Whilst care home capacity may be causing concern in some areas, a more traditional cause of bed blocking has been highlighted by the Registered...

Barchester moves into home care

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Barchester Healthcare has announced the acquisition of Community Care Ltd, a home care agency operating in Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and Berkshire. Barchester currently operates...
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