Government to ‘re-examine’ relationship with independent special schools
The government plans to work with independent special schools to consider how they should be aligned with new national standards.
It plans to ‘re-examine’ the...
Analysis reveals shortfall in care fees
Residential and nursing care homes for older people had a funding shortfall from local authorities of £2bn during 2021/22, analysis from Care England has...
Pilot project aims to speed up communication between care professionals
Person Centred Software is piloting a scheme to give providers across London a joined-up picture of people’s health and care information.
The digital care planning...
Guidance released on providing care to LGBTQ+ people in later life
Skills for Care has published a framework to support workers in providing care to older lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer (LGBTQ+) people.
Commissioned and funded...
Abbeyfield to provide pay uplifts to attract and retain staff
Abbeyfield Society will be increasing its overall pay wage bill by 15% for frontline staff as it looks to attract and retain workers by...
Investors need to develop understanding of care sector, report finds
Institutional investors need to better understand the care sector to help deliver sustainable returns, as interest in the asset class grows.
A report from healthcare...
Florence moves into Canadian market
Healthcare and social care staffing platform Florence has announced plans to expand into Canada.
The company, which raised £28.5m in a Series B last year,...
Taskforce aimed at tackling housing options gathers support
A taskforce aimed at tackling the challenges of an ageing population in Scotland continues to garner support.
A year after the Scottish housing with care...
Horizon Care & Education fully integrates Key2 with rebrand
Horizon Care & Education has fully integrated Key2 into its business by renaming the division Horizon Supported Accommodation.
The move comes as it prepares for...
Government provides £3m for better social care data collection
Councils will receive a portion of a new one-off £3m fund to support the roll out of a data project to better understand an...
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