Pay disparity for social care workers persists, report finds

A social care worker earning £12 per hour would take home £7,120 a year more doing a comparable role in the NHS, data from...
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Plans to boost housebuilding welcomed but ‘specifics missing’

Measures to speed up planning decisions to boost housebuilding and remove unnecessary blockers and challenges have been published as part of the government’s Planning...

Archangel appointed partner on technology enabled care project

Technology firm Archangel has been appointed by the Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI) as development partner for a technology enabled care (TEC)...

CQC ratings ‘irrelevant’ to families, Autumna analysis shows

Analysis of searches carried out by people using Autumna shows catering, activities, environmental commitments and pet policies are scrutinised more often than Care Quality...

Anchor invests in connectivity to improve residents’ lives

Anchor is partnering with connectivity provider Wifinity to provide Wi-Fi across most of its locations. The not-for profit provider of housing and care is investing...

National Care Group partnership with Engage helping boost retention

National Care Group (NCG) has seen staff retention at its business improve after partnering with technology firm Engage. Since adopting the Engage platform in March...

FNC rates for care homes to rise 7.7%

Funding for care homes providing nursing in the community will rise 7.7%, the government has announced. The uplift for 2025-26 means the standard weekly rate...

Cera AI tool rolled out across NHS

An artificial intelligence (AI) tool developed by Cera is being rolled out across the NHS. The tool can predict a patient’s risk of falling with...

Social care in ‘doom loop’ of rising costs and falling provision

The rising cost of paying staff has led to a fall in the number of people receiving publicly funded long-term care, research from The...

Insufficient actions taken to address local government finances, says NAO

Local government finances are becoming unsustainable due to rising demand on essential frontline services, such as social care, a report from the National Audit...