Charity calls for action to remedy care standards
Poorly performing care homes should be constantly re-evaluated to help drive better performance similarly to the way failing schools are re-inspected, an older people’s...
NFA chief executive to stand down
National Fostering Agency (NFA) chief executive Iain Anderson will be standing down from his position after ten years and replaced by David Leatherbarrow from...
Spiralling cost of energy threatens sector, Care England warns
Care England has written to members of parliament asking them to pledge support for immediate and targeted support for the sector, as the cost...
Lack of parity of esteem ‘remains a blight’ on effective collaboration
The cultural environment across health and social care tends to be ‘unfriendly’ to collaborative leadership that is needed to deliver services across the sectors.
An...
Target seal deals for £13.9m
Listed care home investor Target Healthcare REIT has completed the purchase of two sites for £13.9m.
The group has bought the freehold of Cantley Grange,...
Four-fifths of care providers registered to use security toolkit
More than two-thirds of all CQC-registered care provider locations have an up-to-date Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT) in place.
As of May, 70% of...
Investing in care workforce becoming ‘ever more urgent’
Extra funds will be provided for social care to improve hospital patient discharges, expand community services and reduce re-admissions in an effort to ease...
Care bodies merge to strengthen representation
National Care Association (NCA) and Registered Nursing Home Association (RNHA) have merged to create a more united voice.
The two organisations, both established in the...
‘Relentless’ staff shortages leaving homecare fragile, says report
The homecare sector will continue to struggle with ‘relentless’ staff shortages unless it reforms the way it commissions services, according to a report by...
Care providers ‘living hand to mouth’, says committee
The pandemic’s impact on social care has emphasised the sector is ‘not properly funded, lacks transparency and urgently needs reform’.
A Public Accounts Committee report...
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