Integrated care systems ‘work in progress’
Integrated care systems (ICSs) continue to be ‘work in progress’ with some being more mature than others due to close partnership working having already...
Government urged to ban placing under 18s in unregulated homes
Children’s Commissioner for England Anne Longfield is calling for the government to make it illegal to place under 18s in care in unregulated homes....
Council plans to close care homes as part of a £50m programme
A £50m modernisation programme to build five extra care facilities in South Wales could see four care homes for older people close.
Rhondda Cynon Taf...
Mears shareholders advised to vote against proposed appointments
The board of housing and social care provider Mears Group has advised its shareholders to vote against two proposed appointments put forward by PrimeStone...
Labour pledges to fix care system at ‘risk of collapse’
The Labour Party has pledged to provide free personal care for over 65s, with the ambition to extend this to all working-age adults, if...
Treatment of residents at care home ‘degrading’, inquiry finds
An inquiry has unearthed ‘deeply concerning’ safeguarding failures at a dementia care home run by UK operator Runwood Homes.
Eddie Lynch (pictured), the Commissioner for...
Care workers excluded from visa list
Care workers have not been included in the list of professions that can qualify for a fast-track health and care visa under the UK’s...
Tech alliance aims to help co-production of digital services
Think Local Act Personal (TLAP) and TEC Services Association (TSA) have launched an alliance to grow co-production in technology enabled care.
The two national care...
Anchor secures ‘green’ funding to retrofit homes
Anchor has secured £2.2m from wave 2.1 of the social housing decarbonisation fund to retrofit more than 300 homes by 2025.
The not-for-profit provider of...
Data reveals regional vaccine variations among care staff
Data have revealed first dose vaccination rates were similar across all regions of the country for residents in older adult care homes but wide...
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