Call for 24-hour community nursing
Community Care Market News (News) August 2001 The trade union for community nurses has highlighted the findings of a survey which showed...
Record number of healthcare complaints
Community Care Market News (News) July 2003 A record increase in healthcare complaints has been driven by dissatisfaction with NHS funding of...
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...
Consultation delays ACO introduction
Plans by NHS England (NHSE) to introduce Accountable Care Organisations (ACOs) have been put on hold whilst a 12-week consultation looking at the contracting...
Underfunding could undermine reform
Community Care Market News (News) May 2002 Underfunding of long term care will continue to thwart the government's attempts to create fairer...
Continuing care guidance issued
Community Care Market News (News) July 2001 The Department of Health (DoH) has called on health authorities and local authorities to agree...
Concern over GP charges
Community Care Market News (News) April 2001 A report published this month claims that large numbers of older people in care homes...
Poor IT infrastructure hits single assessment progress
Community Care Market News (News) July 2004 The implementation of the single assessment process (SAP) for older people is being held back...
More primary care trusts set up
Community Care Market News (News) May 2000 The Department of Health has approved the setting up of a further three primary care...
Changes disrupt PCO progress
Community Care Market News (News) November 2001 The development of services for older people by Primary Care Organisations (PCOs) is being hampered...