Building regulations to be changed
Community Care Market News (News) March 1998 Construction Minister Nick Raynsford has announced that Part M of the Building Regulations, covering access...
Income support figures show small drop
Community Care Market News (News) March 1998 Figures from the latest DSS quarterly enquiry show a small drop of about 2,500 in...
Carers missing out on council tax discount
Community Care Market News (News) March 1998 A new report published by Mencap, entitled Simply Disregarded, shows that almost half of council...
Social Services directors issue warning over cuts
Community Care Market News (News) March 1998 Social services directors in the Thames and Anglia region have issued a warning that continued...
Accreditation for training unit
Community Care Market News (News) March 1998 The latest training programme of the training unit of the Carers National Association has been...
Drug and alcohol grants
Community Care Market News (News) March 1998 The Department of Health (DoH) has issued a Local Authority Circular (LAC(98)6) which sets out...
PFI plan for Chepstow community hospital
Community Care Market News (News) March 1998 Welsh Health Minister Win Griffiths has announced the go-ahead for the development of a new...
Health Committee hears evidence on prevalence of Berlin Walls
Community Care Market News (News) March 1998 The Health Committee has this month heard evidence from the Department of Health (DoH), the...
Health Action Zone bids focus on elderly, childrens’ and mental health services
Community Care Market News (News) March 1998 Plans to improve services for children, elderly people and those suffering from mental illness are...
Tackling substance misuse amongst the young
Community Care Market News (News) March 1998 The LGA has this month published a new report exploring current trends in substance misuse...