Local authorities accused of cheating older people

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Community Care Market News (News) February 1999Charity Counsel and Care has accused local authorities of denying elderly people choice in selecting an appropriate care...

NHP appointment

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NHP plc has confirmed the appointment of Sir Martin Laing as a non-executive director and chairman elect. He joins the board with immediate effect...

Mencap questions legality of charges

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Community Care Market News (News) February 1999A Mencap survey published this month has found that many local authorities may be acting illegally by making...

Northamptonshire proposes increased charging

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Northamptonshire county council has proposed a series of measures including increased charges, to help compensate for a shortfall of around £3.5m on the council's...

Care home operators ‘not prepared’ for NMW

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Community Care Market News (News) February 1999Less than 10% of private operators of care homes have prepared a strategy to deal with the likely...

Oxfordshire opts to transfer homes

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Oxfordshire social services has decided to transfer its 20 remaining residential homes for elderly people (see CCMN volume 5 issue 7 at page 134).The...

Specialist child care provision opens

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Community Care Market News (News) February 1999Atlas Healthcare Limited, a division of Tamaris plc, has opened a new respite care centre for children with...

Ealing appoints director of social services

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Professor Norman Tutt has been appointed director of social services for the London borough of Ealing. He has been working as the department's interim...

National standards presented to government

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Community Care Market News (News) February 1999The Centre for Policy on Ageing (CPA) has presented its proposals setting out national required standards for care...

Community care statistics published

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Community Care Market News (News) February 1999The Department of Health has published community care statistics for 1998, covering residential personal social services for adults...
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