DGAA appointment

Hugh Thomas has joined the DGAA in a newly created position of director of marketing and communications. Mr Thomas was previously a regional controller...

Research into Ageing investments

Community Care Market News (News) March 1999The charity Research into Ageing has announced its investment plans for the coming year. Around £200,000 is being...

Kent cash boost

Kent social services has received an extra £1.4m to help give elderly people more choice in the type of care they receive. The extra...

Call for ‘fair funding’ for care home industry

Community Care Market News (News) March 1999Chief executive of Westminster Health Care Pat Carter this month argued that fees paid for care in residential...

Lambeth reviews domiciliary services

Lambeth social services is reviewing the provision of domiciliary care services provided in the borough.In looking to provide best value and quality of services,...

Performance tables for social services to be introduced

Community Care Market News (News) March 1999Plans to introduce annual tables to monitor and publish the performance of social services departments across England were...

Ashley Homes appointment

Mark Lloyd has been appointed the new director of Shaftesbury Housing Group's care division, Ashley Homes.Mr Lloyd is currently operations director at Kelsey Care...

Extra funding for HIAs

Community Care Market News (News) March 1999An additional £487,000 has been allocated to the funding of Home improvement agencies (HIAs). The money will mean...

NHP results

NHP plc announced this month its results for the quarter ended 31 December 1998. Compared with the same quarter in 1997, turnover increased by...

CCPS produces good practice guide for contracting

Community Care Market News (News) March 1999Community Care Providers Scotland (CCPS), the association of voluntary sector organisations providing community care services in Scotland, has...