Care home fined £80,000 following death of resident
A care home provider in Hampshire has been ordered to pay more than £96,000 for failing to provide safe care following the death of...
Commissioner calls for urgent review into children’s residential care market
The Children’s Commissioner is calling for a review into the children’s residential care market after a report revealed four in ten young people in...
No-deal Brexit to worsen recruitment problems, says Care England
A no-deal Brexit risks worsening recruitment problems in the care sector, an inquiry has been told.
In evidence submitted to the Health and Social Care...
Healthcare professionals need to talk about death, says report
Doctors need to get better at having frank conversations earlier with terminally ill patients or those in the final stages of life, the Royal...
No widespread adoption of digital social care services, report finds
Attitudes to technology around health and care shows a strong appetite but the potential is not being realised, a report has found.
Only a handful...
Older people’s housing choices ‘constrained’
A more focused approach is needed to meet the changing demands of housing for older people, with ‘little progress’ having so far been made.
A...
Civitas continues with acquisition drive
Civitas Social Housing PLC has completed the purchase of four social housing properties for £31.9m – its second major transaction in just over a...
Scottish Care CEO posts video message offering care providers advice
Scottish Care chief executive Donald Macaskill has issued a video message to care providers outlining guidance on coronavirus.
The guidance issued included precautions aimed...
Pandemic offers recruitment opportunities for the sector, inquiry told
Structural changes to the economy offer an opportunity for the social care sector to tap into the domestic labour market.
Giving evidence to the health...
Learning disability and autism consultation extended
The government has extended its consultation on mandatory autism and learning disability training until Friday 26 April.
The consultation, which opened on 13 February, has...
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