Mental health hospitals prepare for new commissioning territory

The NHS reforms implemented on 1 April mark a major move towards centralisation of procurement of secure and other specialised mental health hospital services...

Legally speaking

Difficult times: tough decisions. How to cut costs while avoiding the legal pitfallsMost care providers are currently faced with the difficult task of delivering services...

CCMn meets… Healthcare Management Solutions

Chief executive of insolvency consultancy and care home operator Healthcare Management Solutions Tony Stein explains how the groups’ various functions marry up and gives...

Putting the special into specialist care

After a rollercoaster of a year in specialist care provision, the celebrations at this year’s Independent Specialist Care Awards provided a much welcomed opportunity...

Legally spekaing

When commissioners pile the pressure on to dismiss one of your employeesBy Claire Reynolds, partner (pictured) and Rebecca Pallot, senior solicitor An an increasingly...

Legally speaking

What price for care? the need for clearer information and adviceThe draft Care and Support Bill is a significant step in seeking to simplify...

Four conferences and a forum

As adult social services gear up for their biggest shake-up in decades, Laing &?Buisson unveils a new event designed to reflect the changing landscape...

Business care – Phil Burgan

Chairman, founder and chief executive officer of the Maria Mallaband Group Phil Burgan tells CCMn how his business is still going strong after 17...

Case study – faith based care

The Fed is a social care charity for the Jewish community living in Greater Manchester. It offers vital support to approximately 1,200 vulnerable people each...

Councils rely on ‘hidden tax’ in elderly care

Data in the latest Care of Elderly People UK Market Survey shows that 175,000 older residents in UK independent sector care homes (43.4%) paid...