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HEALTH

Minding the rural/urban cost gap

21 March 2012

Residents living in rural areas could receive extra money towards their care as part of plans bei...

HEALTH

LGA calls for cap on care costs for elderly

21 March 2012

The Government must introduce urgent measures to ensure care costs are capped and elderly people...

HEALTH

Payment system fails to to cater for elderly users

By Jamie Hailstone | 21 March 2012

Care chiefs call for the personalised budget regime to be overhauled.

HEALTH

Think about the present

By Martin Horton | 21 March 2012

Stop worrying about the past and the future says Martin Horton.

HEALTH

Impact of 50+ doctors standing for parliament at the next election

By Paul Corrigan | 20 March 2012

In medicine and politics – it's never wise to say never, according to Paul Corrigan.

HEALTH

'The argument between bad reform and good reform.'

By Paul Corrigan | 19 March 2012

If the Government wants to amend its own bill it does. If the opposition wants to, it can't says ...

HEALTH

Another report slams care home standards

By Jamie Hailstone | 16 March 2012

An investigation by the consumer group Which? has revealed shocking failings in home care standar...

HEALTH

Search for director

14 March 2012

Birmingham City Council has launched its search for a new director of public health.

HEALTH

4Children to run Hampshire kids' centres

14 March 2012

Hampshire CC has appointed 4Children to run seven children's centres – providing education, healt...

HEALTH

Majority have no plans for adult care says LGA survey

By Jamie Hailstone | 14 March 2012

More than half of all people are not saving for care in later life, according to a survey by the ...