Review calls on Bury to address its weaknesses

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The Audit Commission and Social Services Inspectorate (SSI) joint review of Bury's social services department has concluded that a number of people within Bury...

Amendments to CRAG

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The Department of Health has published local authority circular (LAC(98)8) which outlines amendments to the charging assessment rules local authorities apply in respect of...

New chair and trustees for HACT

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The Housing Associations Charitable Trust (HACT) has appointed June McKerrow, director of the Mental Health Foundation, as chair of the organisation. June McKerrow started...

Insurer proposes encouragement not compulsion

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Community Care Market News (News) April 1998PPP Healthcare, the market leader in long term care insurance has completed its submission to the Royal Commission...

Scottish Office publishes community care statistics

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Community Care Market News (News) April 1998The number of places in private nursing homes in Scotland doubled between 1990 and 1996, rising from 11,000...

Royal Commission should also focus on younger disabled

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Community Care Market News (News) April 1998The Voluntary Organisation Disabled Group (VODG) has called on the Royal Commission on Long Term Care for the...

Health Action Zones named

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Community Care Market News (News) April 1998Eleven areas of England - including inner cities and rural areas have been selected as the first Health...

Statistics on use of drug misuse services in England

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Community Care Market News (News) April 1998Figures on problem drug misuse in England have been published by the Department of Health in the statistical...

Spinal Injuries Association launches campaign

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Community Care Market News (News) April 1998The Spinal Injuries Association (SIA) has launched a campaign - Spinal Injury Response - which seeks to draw...

Support for care in the community

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Community Care Market News (News) April 1998A National Opinion Poll (NOP) survey carried out on behalf of United Response for its 25th anniversary found...
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