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Four-fifths of councils to overspend adult social care budget
Four-fifths of councils (81%) are on course to overspend their adult social care (ASC) budget this financial year.
Based on survey responses from directors of...
Skills for Care campaigns to build digital confidence among workforce
Skills for Care is running a two-month campaign to support people working in social care build their digital confidence.
Titled ‘Building digital confidence’, the campaign...
Oyster partners with Paragon Skills to offer accredited qualifications
Oyster Care Homes is partnering with apprenticeship provider Paragon Skills to offer City & Guilds-accredited adult care worker qualifications to its team members.
This initiative...
Inquiry launched into costs of not reforming adult social care
A House of Commons select committee has launched an inquiry on the costs of not reforming adult social care.
The first inquiry of the newly...
Buying consortium partners with care consultancy
Spectrum Care has launched an advice line to provide its clients with support across a range of care-related topics.
The buying consortium has partnered with...
Funding allocated for care expected to have ‘little or no impact’
Extra funding for social care outlined in the Autumn Budget will be swallowed up by higher costs placed on providers – with some potentially...
‘Promising signs’ tempered by sustainability concerns, report finds
Profitability among adult social care providers that have a large national, local or regional presence has continued to grow.
Estimates from the Care Quality Commission...
Belmont Healthcare partners with digital platform ilarna
Belmont Healthcare has launched a partnership with digital healthcare platform ilarna.
The partnership will aim to strengthen Belmont’s delivery of care through digital tools, which...
Fees paid to providers take ‘marginal step back’ in real terms
Eight in ten local authorities in England (85%) stated they increased their average fees paid to external providers ahead of the financial year 2024/25,...
Bluebird Care expands offering as part of rebrand
Bluebird Care has undergone a rebrand with the strapline ‘it’s good to be home’.
The homecare provider’s refreshed identity also includes a redesigned website, updated...
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