New chief inspector for Social Services Inspectorate

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Denise Platt, currently head of social services at the Local Government Association, has been appointed chief inspector of the Social Services Inspectorate. She will...

Kent to introduce preferred provider lists

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Kent county council is attempting to improve its social care purchasing function through the introduction of longer term contracts with a smaller group of...

Concern over rationing of chiropody services

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Community Care Market News (News) April 1998Age Concern has published a report expressing concern at the extent to which chiropody services are being rationed...

Southern Cross developments

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Community Care Market News (News) April 1998Castleoak Construction has been selected by Southern Cross to construct two care homes in a contract worth £4m....

Call for new approach to old age

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Community Care Market News (News) April 1998A new report published by the Centre for Policy on Ageing, entitled The Social Policy of Old Age:...

New white canes introduced by RNIB

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Community Care Market News (News) April 1998A new range of canes for blind and partially sighted people has been designed by the Royal National...

Green paper sets out principles of welfare reform

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Community Care Market News (News) April 1998The government has published the long-awaited Green Paper on welfare reform drawn up by minister for welfare reform...

CCC launches contract for domiciliary care

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Community Care Market News (News) April 1998The Continuing Care Conference (CCC) has published a framework contract for domiciliary care providers and service users. The...

GPs left to ‘plug’ healthcare gap in homes

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Community Care Market News (News) April 1998GPs have been forced to become unpaid, harassed 'hospital' house officers as they are forced to cover the...

Services failing younger people with dementia

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Community Care Market News (News) April 1998A report commissioned by Hexagon Housing Association Ltd and the Metropolitan Housing Trust - The Forgotten Age -...
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