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DHSC needs to show how it will deliver its reform agenda, says NAO
Plans to overhaul the adult social care system are behind schedule despite progress in some areas, National Audit Office (NAO) has said.
Two years into...
Campaign to improve digital confidence in care
Skills for Care is running a campaign throughout November and December to support people working in social care to feel confident with digital technology.
The...
Care staff have less time to meet people’s needs, say council leaders
Frontline adult social care staff are increasingly taking on tasks previously delivered by NHS workers, according to seven in 10 council directors.
They argue this...
Abdul Ravat to chair federation’s older person’s housing group
Abbeyfield Society’s head of relationships and development, Abdul Ravat, has been appointed chair of the National Housing Federation’s (NHF) older person’s housing group.
He will...
Horizon division registers with Ofsted to provide supported accommodation
Horizon Supported Accommodation has registered with Ofsted as a provider of supported accommodation for 16- and 17-year-olds in England.
The registration follows the Department for...
Knight Frank partners with BKR Care Consultancy
Knight Frank has formed a strategic partnership with BKR Care Consultancy to offer healthcare clients advice and property solutions.
Under the deal, the new healthcare...
Premier Care Homes ordered to pay £47,681 for failing to carry out duties
Premier Care Homes Ltd has been ordered to pay more than £47,000 by Teesside Magistrates’ Court after it failed to provide safe care and...
Brunlecare repurposes site to provide ‘step up’ beds
Brunelcare has repurposed a reablement site to focus on providing nursing and care for people who are not living with a dementia.
Following the end...
In-year council overspend on children’s care tops £300m
Almost half of projected in-year overspend of budgets by county and unitary councils will be on children’s services.
Analysis has revealed England’s largest councils face...
Council spend on privately-run children’s homes doubles in six years
Council spending on children’s homes operated by independent providers has more than doubled in the past six years.
In 2021/22, local authorities in England spent...
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