HMT purchases Churchill Clinic

Community Care Market News (News) June 1999The Hospital Management Trust (HMT) has purchased the Churchill Clinic in Lambeth, London SE1. HMT has purchased the...

RNID directory

Community Care Market News (News) June 1999The Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID) has published a directory of services available for those with,...

Regency purchase

Community Care Market News (News) June 1999Regency Care Group, which currently operates 38 homes, has invested in computer systems to enhance its administration function....

Fee levels not adjusted for additional costs

Community Care Market News (News) June 1999The vast majority of local authorities have made no allowance for the additional costs facing providers of nursing...

Preventive strategies should not be judged on expenditure alone

Community Care Market News (News) June 1999The success of preventive strategies should not be decided by reference to reduction in expenditure alone, according to...

RNIB accreditation scheme

Community Care Market News (News) April 1999The Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB) is to launch an accreditation scheme for nursing and residential...

DoH launches carer award

Community Care Market News (News) June 1999Health Minister John Hutton has this month launched a Caring for Carers award which aims to highlight the...

Hanover highlights advantages of extra care

Community Care Market News (News) June 1999Hanover Housing Group has published a report based on research carried out at its extra care housing units....

Increase in numbers of children looked after by local authorities

Community Care Market News (News) June 1999Detailed figures on the number of children looked after by local authorities in England were published this month...

Essex accused of bullying tactics

Essex county council has been accused of bullying tactics by independent sector home care providers after it refused to renegotiate the terms of its...