HACT director resigns

The Housing Association Charitable Trust (HACT), has announced the resignation of its director, Pat Wallace, who will be taking up the position of chief...

Review of continence services

Community Care Market News (News) August 1998Health minister Paul Boateng has announced the setting up of a working party headed by the NHS Executive...

Guide to LTC for advisers

Community Care Market News (News) August 1998The Independent Financial Advisers Association (IFA) has launched a guide to long term care for independent financial advisersThe...

New charity established to promote care needs of older people

Community Care Market News (News) August 1998A new charity - InterRAI UK - has been established to promote the care assessment needs of older...

Housing benefit interim scheme extended

Community Care Market News (News) August 1998Interim measures protecting housing benefit paid to people in supported accommodation will be extended for a further year,...

Barnet HA seeks preferred providers

Community Care Market News (News) August 1998Barnet health authority is seeking to develop a preferred list of registered nursing home operators to place up...

Call to extend direct payments

Community Care Market News (News) August 1998Age Concern is calling on the government to extend direct payments to people over 65. The charity claims...

Specialist Alzheimer’s unit opens

Community Care Market News (News) August 1998Craegmoor Healthcare has opened a 16-bed unit catering for elderly mentally infirm residents and those suffering from Alzheimer's...

New care centre

Community Care Market News (News) August 1998BetterCare this month opened its ninth home - the Murrayfield Care Centre, in Edmonton, North London.The 74-bed home...

NHS trust provision

Community Care Market News (News) August 1998Thames Gateway NHS Trust has completed the £150,000 refurbishment of a home for four people with learning disabilities...