Strategy for carers announced

Community Care Market News (News) February 1999The government has announced details of a package of measures which aim to provide assistance to the estimated...

NHP launches securitisation issue

NHP plc announced this month that it has successfully completed a £265m fixed rate asset backed bond issue, secured on a portfolio of 103...

Independent care home staff charged

Community Care Market News (News) December 1998Edinburgh council has acted quickly to protect elderly residents in a care home in the city, when two...

ANS interim figures

Associated Nursing Services plc (ANS) announced this month its interim report for the six months ending 30 September 1998. Turnover rose 19.6% from £18.24m...

Hammersmith & Fulham brings forward home closure

The London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham has been forced to bring forward the closure of one of its care homes from April 2000...

Home closed following joint police and social services operation

Community Care Market News (News) December 1998Four female care workers were arrested this month when Essex Police, working with Essex social services, entered a...

Bank of Ireland appointment

Bank of Ireland has announced the appointment of Richard Thomas as head of its care sector. The division is also relocating to London, having...

Islington plans cuts in services

The London borough of Islington is proposing to make a series of cuts across all services, to meet the future demands of modernising service...

Unison critical of hospital closure

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

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