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The Budget in July delivered an unanticipated blow to social care providers. The introduction of a compulsory living wage rising to £9 in 2019 means a real-terms increase of about 50% over four years to bottom-line staff costs where employees are paid the minimum wage. Providers who currently pay above the minimum may not be able to continue to do so. This may affect recruitment and retention.

Going ahead with implementing the second phase of reforms contained within the Care Act would further polarise the care home market and weaken local...

Child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) ‘could become a growth area’ for independent sector providers - but only if the government sticks to...

A cap on long-term care costs was orginally intended to stimulate the stagnant insurance market and secure the foundations for tighter financial security in...

A recent survey by ComRes on behalf of the Local Government Association found that three quarters of MPs agree that social care funding from...

As he prepares to publish the 27th edition of Care of Older People, LaingBuisson chief executive William Laing gives CCMn the low-down on the...

With all the noise surrounding the need to integrate health and social care, there is a risk that it will drown out the essence...

Community Integrated Care deputy chief executive Catherine Murray-Howard talks to CCMn about managing a charitable business, the future of integrated services and becoming a...

Deprivation of Liberty (DoL) continues to be a huge issue in health and social care, and the law is continuing to develop. DoL in the...

Over the last few months LaingBuisson has been involved in a project, for a consortium of twelve county councils and unitary authorities, looking at...