White Paper promises welcome reforms

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Community Care Market News (News) December 1998Publication this month of the long-overdue White Paper on social services has been welcomed by both independent sector...

Lancashire reviews contracting

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Lancashire county council is considering the introduction of a range of contracting arrangements in response to recommendations made by the Audit Commission and Social...

Dispute over care standards

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Community Care Market News (News) December 1998A row has broken out over the setting of national care standards for nursing and residential care, currently...

Lord Rix to retire

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Lord Rix has this month retired as chairman of Mencap, after almost 11 years in this position. In total, he has been involved with...

Consultation paper published on funding of supported accommodation

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Community Care Market News (News) December 1998The Department of Social Security has published a consultation document, Supporting People, which proposes new funding arrangements for...

Doncaster appoints executive director

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Mervyn Thomas has been appointed executive director at Doncaster social services. Mr Thomas has been acting director of social services at the council since...

Scottish statistics show reduction in LA home care

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Community Care Market News (News) December 1998The number of people receiving state-funded home care in Scotland fell by just over 9000 in 1997, following...

NHP results

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NHP plc, the UK's only listed property investment group specialising in the purchase of freehold or long leasehold interests in purpose-built care homes, announced...

No NMW adjustment in local government settlement

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Community Care Market News (News) December 1998The government has published details of its local government finance settlement for social services in 1999/2000. The total...

Stirling appointment

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Stirling council has appointed Peter Bates to the position of director of housing and social services, replacing the present director, Jill Preston.Jill Preston is...
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