John Grooms appointments

John Grooms Association for Disabled People has expanded its fundraising department with four new appointments this month. Melinda Bridges-Briggs joins the charity as trust...

Lancashire to close three homes

Lancashire county council's social services committee has passed a resolution to close three residential homes and to change the use of three others.* The 27-bed...

NHP figures

NHP plc this month published its third quarter report and accounts for the nine months ended 30 June 1998. Compared with the same quarter...

Audit Commission/SSI guidance issued

The Audit Commission and the Social Services Inspectorate (SSI) have issued guidance to social services managers which aims to help bring about improvements for...

Cornwall receives favourable report

The joint review of Cornwall social services carried out by the Audit Commission and the Social Services Inspectorate has concluded that users rate services...

Robinia Group acquisition

The Robinia Group has announced the acquisition of the Mencare Group of Companies for a total consideration of around £6m.Mencare was founded in 1984...

New appointments to CCESTSW

Three new appointments and three reappointments to the Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work (CCETSW) were announced this month by Health...

New MD for Castleoak Interiors

Vaughan Matthews has been appointed managing director of Leicestershire-based Castleoak Interiors, part of the Castleoak group of companies.He has been sales director of the...

Figures published on people with deafness

Community Care Market News (News) October 1998Figures from a triennial survey of the numbers of people on local authority registers of the deaf and...

Guide to reminiscence published

Community Care Market News (News) October 1998Age Concern has published a guide to reminiscence which aims to provide guidance and techniques to professionals working...