All Social care articles – Page 103
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Last-ditch push for social care bill
The government faces its toughest battle so far in its bid to push controversial measures in the Health and Social Care Bill through the House of Lords this week.
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Health and Social Care Bill faces Lords battle
The row over controversial measures in the Health and Social Care Bill is set to reach a climax in the next fortnight as it reaches its report stage in the Lords, where the government does not have a majority.Liberal Democrat and Conservative peers have signalled their intention to challenge the ...
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Qualification aims to raise social care standards
A three-year degree-level social work qualification is to begin from 2003 as part of a bid to raise social care standards.
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Social care: the vicious circle
So, the secretary of state didn't really mean it. Social care is ostensibly reprieved from an NHS takeover, even though the Health Act flexibilities are to become compulsory and the threat of care trust status looms for poorly performing social care partners.
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Talks begin on body to scrutinise social care
The government has launched a consultation exercise on proposals to end the 'postcode lottery' of social care by creating a new body equivalent to the National Institute for Clinical Excellence.
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Milburn signals health and social care merger
Health secretary Alan Milburn has signalled that next month's national plan will involve wholesale NHS reform, including moves to merge health and social care.
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In brief: General Social Care Council for England
The government has postponed the start date for the General Social Care Council for England. It will now start work in October 2001, rather than April. Health minister John Hutton said this was to make sure the 'necessary groundwork' was in place.
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Shake-up for Scottish social care
The Scottish Office has outlined plans to improve the inspection of residential and nursing homes as part of a white paper on the modernisation of social services.
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Short cuts: First Scots integrated health and social care facility
The Scottish Office has given the go-ahead for an £11m integrated health and social care facility - the first of its kind in Scotland.
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Green light for health and social care trust
Health and local authority chiefs have given the go-ahead to plans for the first mental health and social services trust outside Northern Ireland.
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Country's first health and social care trust proposed
Talks are underway to set up what could be the country's first mental health and social services trust.