Councils in a ‘vicious circle’ over children’s services
Four in five of England’s largest councils overspent on their children’s services budget last year, with local authorities facing a growing demand in young...
Scottish Care fears closure of homes could ‘escalate at speed’
Scottish Care members have reluctantly decided to accept a 6% uplift in the National Care Home Contract rate that had been offered by the...
Number of care home residents grows 3.1%
Care home resident numbers in England from 1 March 2022 to 28 February 2023 reached 372,035, representing a 3.1% uplift from last year (2022:...
Government ‘firmly committed’ to reforming event fees
Government remains ‘firmly committed’ to protecting older people from hidden fees in retirement housing.
Addressing delegates at ARCO’s annual conference yesterday (5 July), housing minister...
CareLineLive software allows health and care trust to ‘easily flex’
Homecare management software provider CareLineLive has partnered with South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust in Northern Ireland, helping it improve workplace efficiency.
Results of...
PCS integrates Comentis platform to its digital care planning software
Person Centred Software (PCS) has partnered with Comentis to help care providers identify vulnerable patients and assess their mental capacity.
Comentis provides a vulnerability assessment...
HC-One brings 51 Scottish care homes under one banner
All HC-One care homes in Scotland will come under one banner and trading name.
HC-One, which operates 51 care homes providing residential, nursing and dementia...
Draft code outlines training standards on learning disabilities and autism
Training requirements and the introduction of a code of practice will be consulted on as part of plans to improve the care people with...
Pandemic preparedness plans for social care ‘wholly inadequate’
Local authority pandemic preparedness plans for social care were ‘wholly inadequate’, the Covid Inquiry has heard.
Giving evidence on Tuesday morning (27 June), former health...
Demand for children’s social care services in NI being unmet
More than 4,000 children and their families could be waiting for assessments and help from social care services in Northern Ireland, as high levels...
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