Sanitas moves into care sector

Sanitas, BUPA's Spanish PMI subsidiary, has entered into a partnership agreement to run a chain of residential homes in Spain.Sanitas and Iberdrola Diversification will...

Audit Commission/SSI joint reviews

The Audit Commission and the Social Services Inspectorate (SSI) have published a further four joint reviews of local authority social services departments:BirminghamThe report concludes...

Help the Aged director

The charity Help the Aged has appointed Paul Cann as its first director of policy and international affairs, reporting to director general Michael Lake....

Court of Appeal judgment on community care services

The Court of Appeal has ruled that people who are in the UK illegally can still claim community care services if they can show...

Joint board for Perth and Kinross

A new joint board to enable the seamless delivery of health and social care in Perth & Kinross has been launched by the Scottish...

Leisure activities in residential Homes

The Secretary of State for Health was asked (Hansard 3 July 2000 at column 45W) what steps he is taking to ensure that older...

Barking & Dagenham appointment

Barking & Dagenham council has appointed Cathy Mitchell to the post of head of health and disabilities. She was previously regional manager (London) at...

Cancer charity calls for better training

Community Care Market News (News) July 2000Macmillan Cancer Relief has published a report which calls for more staff training in palliative care for older...

Awards for MS care

Community Care Market News (News) July 2000High standards of care for people with multiple sclerosis have been recognised with the presentation of the Multiple...

Consultation on hospital changes

Community Care Market News (News) July 2000North Wales Health Authority has begun a 15 week consultation programme on proposals for two new rehabilitation units...