Government identifies ambitions to improve fostering system
Central government has identified five ambitions as part of its vision to achieving a well-functioning foster care system. The vision focuses on establishing a care system in which children and young people can experience a ‘normal’ life and have opportunities that others do. The five…
Hancock outlines early priorities
Matt Hancock has listed technology, workforce and prevention of illness as his three initial priorities to improving health and social care. With an ageing society and 10 million more people projected to be living with a long-term condition by 2030, a radical shift was needed…
Independent Care Group appoints new chief
The Independent Care Group (ICG) has appointed a new chief executive and an operations director in a bid to grow its presence in the sector. Lisa Pickard (pictured) replaces Keren Wilson, who had been chief executive at the group since 2004. Pickard has been chief…
DfE extends autism trust’s contract
A programme that promotes partnerships within education designed to improve outcomes for children and young people with autism is being extended by two years. The Autism Education Trust (AET), which was established by the Department for Education (DfE) 10 years ago, is led by charities…
Accomplish aims to become ‘market leader’
Accomplish is positioning itself at the forefront of specialist care support services with its latest acquisition of Freedom Care. Speaking to CM, Accomplish chief executive Peter Battle (pictured) said the organisation aims to become the ‘market leader’ in specialist services, adding that the two providers…
Fee rates and occupancy levels help grow Care UK revenue
Increased fee rates and a rise in occupancy levels helped boost performance at Care UK, which saw revenue grow to £655.8m in the year ended 30 September 2017, up from £594.2m in 2016. The provider’s portfolio, which covers residential care services and healthcare, saw occupancy…
Impact Healthcare’s David Brooks passes away
Impact Healthcare REIT’s non-executive director David Brooks has died, the trust has announced. He died suddenly on Friday 13 July. Rupert Barclay, Impact Healthcare chairman, said: ‘Our sincere and deepest sympathies are very much with David’s family and his wife, Wendy. It was a great…
Loss of care home beds slows
The UK care home market witnessed a net loss of 117 properties and 388 beds in the past year, research by Knight Frank has shown. The figure for beds is much lower than the previous year which saw a loss of 2,612, but the sector…
Turnover boost for Voyage Care
Revenue at Voyage Care increased by 7.5% to £229m in the year ended 31 March 2018 (2017: £213m), largely driven by the purchase of Focused Healthcare, organic growth in its community based care services, new business and fee inflation. In its latest financial statement, the…
Nearly eight million people providing unpaid family care
The number of people providing unpaid care to a relative has shot up by a million over a decade to reach 7.6 million in the UK today, the Social Market Foundation has revealed. The independent think tank’s report, Caring for carers, which was sponsored by…
