Shortage of care home places is main cause of delayed discharges
Community Care Market News (News) March 2003 Primary care trusts (PCTs) and social services need to develop better relationships with independent care...
Government urged to shift commissioning responsibility
Community Care Market News (News) June 2000 The NHS Confederation has proposed that responsibility for commissioning health and social care for older...
Purchasers and providers fear chaos as new funding system introduced
Community Care Market News (News) April 2003 Local authorities and care home operators have expressed serious concerns over the implementation of NHS-funded...
More funding for social care would reduce NHS pressures – LGA
Council leaders from the Local Government Association (LGA) have said the winter health crisis should incentivise the government to adequately fund the country’s social care...
Learning disability services should recognise dementia
Community Care Market News (News) February 2001 Services for people with learning disabilities are not meeting the needs of the increasing number...
Hanover launches new intermediate care model
Community Care Market News (News) April 2003 Hanover Housing Association has launched 'up&about', a new housing based model for intermediate care. According...
Homecare services in Scotland worried for fate
The terms and inadequate funding levels attached to many local authority contracts in Scotland are discouraging homecare services from applying for local authority contracts,...
Primary care lacks commissioning funds
Community Care Market News (News) July 2001 Funding problems are preventing primary care groups and trusts from developing their commissioning role, according...
Impact REIT acquires North East portfolio
Real estate investment trust Impact Healthcare REIT has acquired a portfolio of three care homes in the North-East of England from developer and operator...
Winners and losers in fee rate negotiations
Community Care Market News (News) July 2003 Community Care Market News' annual survey of baseline fee rates paid by local authorities for...
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