Shropshire transfers residential home

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Shropshire county council has transferred the management of one of its remaining two residential homes to Coverage Care (Shropshire) Ltd.The running of Coton Hill...

Social services directors

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Social services director at Birmingham city council, Richard Evans, is to leave the position at the end of his current contract in June this...

Southern Cross and Union Healthcare expand

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Southern Cross has this month added a further 600 beds to its portfolio of homes, taking the total number of homes and beds under...

Councils in partnership talks with BUPA

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Staffordshire and Powys councils are considering partnerships with BUPA Care Services to manage their residential homes.Staffordshire has selected BUPA as the preferred provider to...

Stockton-on-Tees tenders domiciliary care service

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Stockton-on-Tees borough council social services department is seeking tenders for the provision of its domiciliary care service. The council retains its in-house service but...

Judicial review against Wiltshire rejected

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A judicial review against Wiltshire county council was rejected by the High Court this month, after the judge praised the 'sympathetic and humane' way...

Stockport response satisfactory

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The Local Government Ombudsman has concluded that Stockport metropolitan borough council responded satisfactorily following a complaint regarding the loss of Attendance Allowance for a...

Big variations in performance of London councils

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A report published by the Audit Commission concludes that London boroughs made improvements to local services over 1997/98, but the performance of individual councils...

London councils contracting out home care services

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The London boroughs of Brent, Enfield and Southwark have this month confirmed plans to reduce the amount of home care provided in-house by putting...

Abbeyfield wins tender for Kent homes

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Abbeyfield Medway Valley Society is in the process of completing the purchase of nine residential homes from Kent county council. The price paid for...
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