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Nurses demand help with abuse cases

Community Care Market News (News) October 2003 Nurses need more training to respond to cases of abuse of older people, according to...

Devon ‘takes a stand’ on fees

Devon county council announced last month that it will not change the fees it pays to care providers in the county following what it called a gold-plated assessment’ of its fee structure, which was ordered by the a judicial review in November.

Glasgow care workers strike

Care workers in Glasgow city council's residential homes went on strike last month after claiming that council changes would see pay cuts of around 7%, longer shift patterns and unwanted job changes. Unison’s City of Glasgow branch secretary Brian Smith explained: These changes will affect the vulnerable people our members care for. The lowest-paid staff are being asked to take on new tasks like dispensing medicines - and at the same time they are being forced to work longer shifts and to accept massive pay cuts.’ Unison said that the new shift patterns will mean wage losses of up to £1,495 per year for 182 staff who are already feeling the impact of rising living costs.

Care UK wins Notts contract

Care UK has won a three-year contract, of undisclosed value, to provide social care to older and disabled people in Nottinghamshire.

Elderly people’s health statistics

Community Care Market News (News) July 2001 Department of Health statistics on the health of older people in England have found that...

TOPSS announces £15m training fund

Community Care Market News (News) February 2003 TOPSS England, the social care workforce body, has allocated £15m for social care staff training...

Social services key statistics published

Community Care Market News (News) October 1998 Key statistics on personal social services have been published this month by the Department of...

County councils suffering more from finance cuts

Analysis of health and care funding and expenditure commissioned by County Councils’ Network (CCN), has found that its members have witnessed the largest reductions in adult social care finance.

New social care advisory body set up

Community Care Market News (News) November 1999 The appointment of the members of a new Group to advise Ministers in preparations for...

Stokes to swap Bupa for HC-One

Professor Graham Stokes will be joining HC-One next month as director of memory care support services. Currently global director of dementia care at Bupa, Professor...