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UK to play lead role in European dementia research  23/07/2009 The European Commission’s announcement that the UK is to play a lead role in co-ordinated pan-continental action to tackle dementia has revived calls to bring research investment levels at home in line with our European counterparts. ‘Fair, simple, affordable’ – DH publishes care vision  14/07/2009 The postcode lottery for social care support is set to become a thing of the past, according to a new vision of long term care funding outlined by the government today (14 July) in its long awaited Green Paper, Shaping the future of care together. Care sector sets its alarm clock  14/07/2009 Months after it was first announced, the Green Paper on adult social care is set to be launched this afternoon by the new Health Secretary Andy Burnham. Could Four Seasons swerve out of sale?  13/07/2009 The future of Four Seasons Health Care remains up in the air today (13 July) after the company announced that the decision to launch a sales process following last week's collapse of restructuring talks has now been deferred. Don't let the Green Paper land in the long grass  10/07/2009 A plea has been made from an alliance of over 30 care charities to the government, insisting that the Green Paper does not fall back and miss out on a pre-summer recess publication. First wave of dementia advisors start work  09/07/2009 In lieu of the arrival of highly anticipated Green Paper on adult social care, care minister Phil Hope has today (9 July) launched the first wave of specialist dementia advisors which have begun work in 22 centres across the country. CQC must stop duplicate monitoring  08/08/2009 The Care Quality Commission (CQC) must use its powers to put a stop to the growing number of councils doubling up on care home standards monitoing. Four Seasons future up in the air  07/07/2009 Senior management at long term care provider Four Seasons Health Care is today (7 July) deep in disussion with advisor Hatfield Phillips following yesterday's deadline for a network of lenders to make it clear whether they will back a refinancing of the company. Mears makes homecare contract update  06/07/2009 The social housing operator Mears Group, which entered the homecare market just over two years ago, has today (6 July) announced that it has picked up two new contracts with a combined value of £6m. Swine flu hits Solihull home  02/07/2009 Six members of staff at Solihull's Lyndon Croft Care Centre have been struck with the swine flu virus, the facility owner Prime Life Ltd has today (2 July) revealed. Next>> Total news stream articles 280.

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