Durham aids education

Home care workers employed by County Durham Care, the council's arms-length provider, have been interviewed by the BBC on behalf of Open University. The...

Joint review director

John Bolton has been appointed as director of joint reviews, responsible for leading the Audit Commission and Social Services Inspectorate reviews of local authority...

Lincolnshire housing pilot

Lincolnshire county council has launched a pilot initiative in partnership with Metropolitan and Raglan Housing Associations, which aims to provide short-term care options for...

Best Value rewards

Lincolnshire county council's policy committee has reported a number of improvements arising out of a Best Value review.The review has led to the contracting...

NHP board change

NHP plc has announced the departure of its group finance director Bill Colvin. He will leave NHP on 30 June 2000 to join the...

Sunrise departure

Barry Sweetbaum, managing director of Sunrise Assisted Living Ltd, is to leave the organisation in July of this year. The company, which has a...

Salford approves homes transfer

Salford city council has approved the transfer of between five and seven residential homes for elderly people to the independent sector. The decision follows...

Bedfordshire director retires

Bedfordshire county council's director of social services, Alan Chapman, is to retire in December after seven years in the post. Bedfordshire is currently seeking...

Southern Cross acquisition

Southern Cross Healthcare has announced the acquisition of the former Cedar Lodge Nursing Home in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire. The home was purpose-built by Denne...

University honour

Bill Kilgallon has been awarded an honorary doctorate from Leeds Metropolitan University in recognition of his work in the social care field. He is...