Care sector left ‘hanging by a thread’, says report

Three in ten care providers have been forced to close parts of their organisations or hand back contracts to local authorities because of financial...

ilarna partners with Clive Henry Group to help drive growth

Digital healthcare platform ilarna is partnering with recruitment and consultancy firm Clive Henry Group (CHG) as part of its growth plans in homecare delivery. The...

Cyber security support programme launched for smaller providers

Digital Care Hub has launched a support programme for adult social care providers with up to 50 staff in the North West, West Midlands...

Social care reform requires ‘political courage’, says Dilnot

MPs have been told it is ‘perfectly feasible’ for the commission into social care to carry out its work sooner and for government to...

Connaught Care partners with YuLife on employee benefits

Connaught Care Collection has partnered with tech-driven insurance company YuLife to offer employee benefits to its 200-plus staff across the country. Under the package, the...

Skills for Care launches learning and development campaign

Skills for Care is running a two-month campaign to encourage social care workers to keep learning. In its second year, the ‘learning and development matters’...

Inquiry to focus on finding solutions to solve SEND ‘crisis’

An inquiry focused on finding solutions to issues relating to special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) provision has been launched by the House of...

Commission timescales ‘must be shorter’, say representative bodies

Baroness Louise Casey of Blackstock will chair an independent commission into social care but has been urged to move quickly on its progress by...

Saint Cecilia’s launches specialist care service

Saint Cecilia’s Care Group is expanding its offering by launching Asters, a specialist care service to support people over 16 who live with a...

Homecare providers at risk due to ‘unethical commissioning practices’

The Homecare Association has accused integrated care boards (ICBs) of ‘unethical commissioning practices’ in a letter to NHS England’s chief executive Amanda Pritchard. It argues...