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Most will be aware that the new Health & Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 came into force on the 1st October...

Sales director for specialist IT sofware solutions supplier Coldharbour Mike Moreton gives CCMn an update on the latest technolgy in the healthcare sector and...

Most will be aware that the new Health & Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 came into force on the 1st October 2014 for the public sector and comes into force for the private sector on the 1st April next year.

Over the last five years the NHS has undergone significant reorganisation. In early 2011 the government embarked on the Transforming Community Services Programme. As part of...

Much of the Care Act 2014 does not come into force until April 2015: accordingly it may not feel like an urgent priority for...

A ‘transparent and fair funding formula’ should be developed by national government, local authority commissioners and providers so that contracts adequately cover the cost...

Hedley Goldberg, managing director at Rothschild gives CCMn the lowdown on the key deals in the healthcare sector over the past 12 months and...

One year on from Danshell’s acquisition of the majority of Castlebeck’s estate, CCMn meets Debra Moore, who discusses how it has turned the homes...

Employers running care homes may be forced to increase their wage bills for 'sleep-in' workers in line with National Minimum Wage Regulations (NMW) following...

Employers running care homes may be forced to increase their wage bills for 'sleep-in' workers in line with National Minimum Wage Regulations (NMW) following recent decisions by the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT). It's common practice in the care sector to pay workers a fixed fee for 'sleep-in' night shifts instead of a higher hourly rate. However, following the recent decisions of Esparon v Slavikovska and Whittlestone v BJP Home Support, these workers may now be entitled to NMW for the duration of these shifts.