Unison critical of hospital closure

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Community Care Market News (News) December 1998Unison has reacted angrily to the decision this month by the Greater Glasgow health board, to close the...

Interim director for Barking & Dagenham

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Barking & Dagenham council has announced the appointment of Julia Ross as its interim director of social services.Julia Ross, who originally trained as a...

Westminster profits warning

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Westminster Health Care Holdings plc (WHC) announced this month that latest management accounts suggest that group profit before tax and exceptional items for the...

New professional qualification for carers launched

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Community Care Market News (News) December 1998The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has launched a new qualification for carers which is intended to bridge the gap...

New star rating system for Blackpool

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Blackpool borough council is introducing a new star rating accreditation system for care homes. This follows the introduction of a similar system earlier this...

Wolverhampton praised

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Wolverhampton's social services department has been praised in a joint review report by the Social Services Inspectorate (SSI) and the Audit Commission. In particular,...

NHS moves provision to nursing home

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Community Care Market News (News) December 1998Harrow and Hillingdon Healthcare NHS Trust has successfully transferred 24 patients from two long-stay hospitals to a purpose-built...

Care UK preliminary figures

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Care UK plc announced this month its preliminary figures for the year ended 30 September 1998. Group turnover increased more than 50% to £41.2m....

Castleoak and UCB launch design build finance facility

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Community Care Market News (News) December 1998Castleoak and UCB Healthcare have launched a £30m finance facility for the healthcare sector as part of a...

Changes at Carers National Association

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Diana Whitworth is to succeed Jill Pitkeathley as the Carers National Association's new chief executive.Diana Whitworth is currently head of public affairs at the...
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